There are now a number of different approaches to preventing dental caries available to the clinician. Caries preventive methods are frequently used in combination. This paper reviews the potential effectiveness of combinations of preventive methods. Three groups of studies are reviewed; combinations of fluoride procedures; fluoride and fissure sealants; chlorhexidine and other agents. The revi...

Retention of fissure sealant in deep pits and fissures of molar is the main criteria for successful prevention of occurrence of dental caries. These fissure sealants are subjected to various factors like oral hygiene practices and dietary habit that differs from place to place. So a study was conducted to evaluate and compare the retention rate of the flowable composite resin sealant among the ...

In recent years, resin-based fluoridated sealants have been introduced, the fluoride intended as a cariespreventive ingredient. Studies of prophylaxis pastes containing glycerine or fluoride that attribute poor retention to an impervious layer produced by the fluoride and other ingredients 1, 2 have been discounted by Bogert and Garcia-Godoy3 and Koch et al. 4 using newer generations of bonding...

recently, self-etching fissure sealants have been introduced to reduce technical sensitivity; however, their efficacy should be assessed. the aim of this study was to assess of the microshear bond strength of self-etching and conventional fissure sealants.thirty non-carious third molars were randomly divided into three groups (n=10). microcylinders of concise fissure sealant were bonded to prep...

The aim of this study was to investigate the compressive strength and surface roughness of two glass ionomer cements and two resin-based fissure sealants before and after fluoride release and recharge. Twenty-one specimens were prepared and divided into three groups for each material. First group was loaded in compression until failure. Fluoride released was measured from the remaining specimen...

The combined benefits of pit and fissure sealants and weekly mouthrinsing with a 0.2% neutral NaF solution were assessed in children who initially had no caries or restorations in their permanent teeth. Ninety-five children participating in a school-based weekly fluoride mouthrinsing program since kindergarten had sealants applied to their first permanent molars when they were in the second and...

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): cariostatic agents, community dentistry, community health planning, community health services, decision making, dental caries, evidencebased medicine, facial injuries, intervention studies, mouth protectors, oral health, pharyngeal neoplasms, pit and fissure sealants, practice guidelines, preventive dentistry, preventive health services, public health dentistry,...

The clinical effectiveness of a self-polymerized fissure sealant was studied, in 205 children, ages 6-10 years (mean age 71⁄2 years). There were 313 sites sealed and after four and six years, 247 and 115 were available for recall After four years, sealant retention was 73 % and effectiveness in caries reduction was 77%. After six years, 58% of sealants were retained and these were 56 % effectiv...

BACKGROUND Pit and fissure sealants (sealants) are widely used as a non-operative preventive method in public dental health in Finland. Most children under 19 years of age attend the community-organized dental health services free of charge. The aims of this study were to find out to what extent sealants were applied, what the attitudes of dental professionals towards sealant application were, ...

AIM AND OBJECTIVES Fissure caries is most common in children due to deep pit and fissures. Pit and fissure areas on the occlusal surface of the teeth make them susceptible to dental caries, which need to be prevented or restored. Fissures sealant reduces the risk of occlusal caries. The present study was done to evaluate microleakage and shear bond strength of various fissure sealants. MATERI...