Title: Antibacterial properties of fluoride releasing glass Ionomer cements (GICs) and pit and fissure sealants on Streptococcus mutans. Background: Occlusal pit and fissures are the most susceptible sites for dental caries. The clinical effectiveness of GICs and fissure sealants in preventing caries is well-documented, but there is some concern about bacteria left beneath sealants. Objective: ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of water storage on surface roughness (Ra) of human enamel after treatment with resin infiltrant and fissure sealant, by utilizing atomic force microscopy (AFM) and microtomography. METHODS This study was conducted after registration and ethical approval clarification at the College of Dentistry Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi A...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the Young's modulus and the hardness of deciduous and permanent teeth following wear challenges using different dental materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS Wear challenges were performed against four dental materials: A resin-based fissure sealant (Fluoroshield(®)), a glass ionomer based fissure sealant (Vitremer(®)), and two microhybrid compo...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The purpose of placing sealants is to inhibit caries by physical closure of the pits and fissures of teeth. A device named DIAGNOdent is useful in detecting occlusal caries by employing laser fluorescence (LF). However, there are contradictory results in the influence of sealants on LF measurements. PURPOSE The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of two di...

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the mechanical and chemical properties of a novel glass ionomer cement for use as a pit and fissure sealant containing a porous hydroxyapatite, namely, apatite ionomer cement (AIC). Control sealant samples were used Fuji III (GIC-S). The experiment sealant samples (AIC-S) consisted of porous spherical hydroxyapatite (HApS) particles added at 28 w...

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to compare the effect of phosphoric acid and a self-etching adhesive on the short and long-term bond strength of a light-curing sealant to unground primary and permanent enamel. METHODS A light-curing resin sealant (Delton Light Curing Pit & Fissure Sealant-CLEAR) was bonded to the flattest, peripheral surface of 40 primary and 40 permanent molars follo...

AMAÇ: Bu çalışmanın amacı; biyoaktif içeriğe sahip fissür örtücülerin makaslama bağlanma dayanımlarının değerlendirilmesidir. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Yüz adet çekilmiş insan molar dişi akrilik bloklara gömüldü ve Fissurit FX (Kontrol Grubu), Aegis®, Premier BioCoat®, BeautiSealant BeautiSealant+Fosforik asit olmak üzere gruplara ayrıldı. Test materyalleri, dişlerin bukkal yüzeylerine uygulanarak örnek...