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https://doi.org/10.15644/asc55/2/3

Comparison of Two Types of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Reducing the Incidence of Dental Caries Using a Split-Mouth Design

Miguel Ángel Fernández-Barrera ; Akademsko područje za stomatologiju Instituta zdravstvenih znanosti pri Autonomnom sveučilištu države Hidalgo, Pachuca, Meksiko
Teresita de Jesús Saucedo-Molina ; Akademsko područje za prehranu Instituta za zdravstvene znanosti pri Autonomnom sveučilištu države Hidalgo, Pachuca, Meksiko
Rogelio José Scougall-Vilchis ; Centar za napredne studije i istraživanja u stomatologiji Dr. Keisaburo Miyata sa Stomatološkog fakulteta pri Autonomnom sveučilištu države Meksiko, Toluca, Meksiko
María de Lourdes Márquez-Corona ; Centar za napredne studije i istraživanja u stomatologiji Dr. Keisaburo Miyata sa Stomatološkog fakulteta pri Autonomnom sveučilištu države Meksiko, Toluca, Meksiko
Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís ; Akademsko područje za prehranu Instituta za zdravstvene znanosti pri Autonomnom sveučilištu države Hidalgo, Pachuca, Meksiko; Centar za napredne studije i istraživanja u stomatologiji Dr. Keisaburo Miyata sa Stomatološkog fakulteta pri Autonomnom sveučilištu države Meksiko, Toluca, Meksiko
Gerardo Maupomé ; Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Sveučilište Indiana/Sveučilište Purdue. Indianapolis, SAD; Institut za znanost o mrežama Sveučilišta Indiana, Bloomington, SAD

Sažetak

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.

Ključne riječi

Pit and Fissure Sealants; Dental Caries; Child; Oral Health; Caries

Hrčak ID:

258793

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/258793

Datum izdavanja:

15.6.2021.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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