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Comparison of Two Types of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Reducing the Incidence of Dental Caries Using a Split-Mouth Design
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of two pit and fissure sealants (PFS) in reducing the incidence of dental caries in schoolchildren. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A randomized split-mouth experimental design was used in a sample of 140 subjects assigned to two groups. The sealants used were Clinpro...
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University of Zagreb School of Dental Medicine, and Croatian Dental Society - Croatian Medical Association
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8255044/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34248147 http://dx.doi.org/10.15644/asc55/2/3 |
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author | Fernández-Barrera, Miguel Ángel de Jesús Saucedo-Molina, Teresita Scougall-Vilchis, Rogelio José de Lourdes Márquez-Corona, María Medina-Solís, Carlo Eduardo Maupomé, Gerardo |
author_facet | Fernández-Barrera, Miguel Ángel de Jesús Saucedo-Molina, Teresita Scougall-Vilchis, Rogelio José de Lourdes Márquez-Corona, María Medina-Solís, Carlo Eduardo Maupomé, Gerardo |
author_sort | Fernández-Barrera, Miguel Ángel |
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description | OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of two pit and fissure sealants (PFS) in reducing the incidence of dental caries in schoolchildren. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A randomized split-mouth experimental design was used in a sample of 140 subjects assigned to two groups. The sealants used were Clinpro©3M and BeautiSealant©Shofu placed in first permanent molars (FPMs). Each sealant was compared to molars in the controls to determine effectiveness over a period of 6 months. The study had a 12.9% loss to follow-up. No statistically significant differences (p>0.05) were observed for sex, age, baseline dmft, or type of sealants. Nonparametric tests were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Average dmft index at baseline was 4.10±3.16. Lower incidence of caries was observed in FPMs with pit and fissure sealants (p<0.01), regardless of the type used. When sealants remained intact there was a lower caries incidence compared to sealants partially or completely missing – but differences were only significant for FPM 16. Caries incidence was higher for BeautiSealant sealed teeth than for Clinpro’s, but only statistically significant in FPMs 16, 36 and 46 (p< 0.05). Caries incidence was higher in those cases with a higher baseline dmft but it only reached statistical significance in FPMs 26 and 36. Relative risks for dental caries were lower in sealed teeth (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Pit and fissures sealants are an effective preventive treatment to reduce caries during a 6-month follow-up in schoolchildren 6 to 8 years of age, regardless of the type of sealant used. The sealant brand that showed greater effectiveness in terms of prevention and retention was Clinpro©3M. |
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spelling | pubmed-82550442021-07-09 Comparison of Two Types of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Reducing the Incidence of Dental Caries Using a Split-Mouth Design Fernández-Barrera, Miguel Ángel de Jesús Saucedo-Molina, Teresita Scougall-Vilchis, Rogelio José de Lourdes Márquez-Corona, María Medina-Solís, Carlo Eduardo Maupomé, Gerardo Acta Stomatol Croat Original Scientific Papers OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of two pit and fissure sealants (PFS) in reducing the incidence of dental caries in schoolchildren. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A randomized split-mouth experimental design was used in a sample of 140 subjects assigned to two groups. The sealants used were Clinpro©3M and BeautiSealant©Shofu placed in first permanent molars (FPMs). Each sealant was compared to molars in the controls to determine effectiveness over a period of 6 months. The study had a 12.9% loss to follow-up. No statistically significant differences (p>0.05) were observed for sex, age, baseline dmft, or type of sealants. Nonparametric tests were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Average dmft index at baseline was 4.10±3.16. Lower incidence of caries was observed in FPMs with pit and fissure sealants (p<0.01), regardless of the type used. When sealants remained intact there was a lower caries incidence compared to sealants partially or completely missing – but differences were only significant for FPM 16. Caries incidence was higher for BeautiSealant sealed teeth than for Clinpro’s, but only statistically significant in FPMs 16, 36 and 46 (p< 0.05). Caries incidence was higher in those cases with a higher baseline dmft but it only reached statistical significance in FPMs 26 and 36. Relative risks for dental caries were lower in sealed teeth (p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Pit and fissures sealants are an effective preventive treatment to reduce caries during a 6-month follow-up in schoolchildren 6 to 8 years of age, regardless of the type of sealant used. The sealant brand that showed greater effectiveness in terms of prevention and retention was Clinpro©3M. University of Zagreb School of Dental Medicine, and Croatian Dental Society - Croatian Medical Association 2021-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8255044/ /pubmed/34248147 http://dx.doi.org/10.15644/asc55/2/3 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 License. |
spellingShingle | Original Scientific Papers Fernández-Barrera, Miguel Ángel de Jesús Saucedo-Molina, Teresita Scougall-Vilchis, Rogelio José de Lourdes Márquez-Corona, María Medina-Solís, Carlo Eduardo Maupomé, Gerardo Comparison of Two Types of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Reducing the Incidence of Dental Caries Using a Split-Mouth Design |
title | Comparison of Two Types of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Reducing the Incidence of Dental Caries Using a Split-Mouth Design |
title_full | Comparison of Two Types of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Reducing the Incidence of Dental Caries Using a Split-Mouth Design |
title_fullStr | Comparison of Two Types of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Reducing the Incidence of Dental Caries Using a Split-Mouth Design |
title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Two Types of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Reducing the Incidence of Dental Caries Using a Split-Mouth Design |
title_short | Comparison of Two Types of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Reducing the Incidence of Dental Caries Using a Split-Mouth Design |
title_sort | comparison of two types of pit and fissure sealants in reducing the incidence of dental caries using a split-mouth design |
topic | Original Scientific Papers |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8255044/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34248147 http://dx.doi.org/10.15644/asc55/2/3 |
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