Background and aims. Newer curing units such as plasma arc can polymerize the sealants in much shorter curing times. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of two different curing units on the micro-leakage of a fissure sealant material. Materials and methods. Sixty two extracted premolars without caries were randomly divided into two groups of 31 samples. Occlusal surfaces of all teet...

Materials and methods: Helioseal and Delton Opaque fissure sealants were applied to pairs of contralateral mandibular second premolar teeth. Optically clear epoxy resin replicas were produced which were sequentially located and mounted within a defined plane. The replicas were transilluminated from below with diffused light, examined with a microscope and digital images captured. This allowed t...

The occlusal fissures of 61 matched pairs of first permanent molars in children aged 6-9 years were sealed. The experimental tooth of each pair was prepared mechanically by running a #1 round bur in the fissure area. After 6 years, 34 pairs were available for examination. Of 19 pairs of mandibular molars sealed, 4 molars of the control and 2 of the experimental groups sustained partial or total...

PURPOSE This study examined the effects of a widely used (Delton Pit & Fissure Sealant - Light Cure Opaque, DENTSPLY Professional, York, PA) pit and fissure sealant material on bisphenol A (BPA) levels in blood and saliva, among both low and high-dose groups over time. METHODS A convenience sample of 30 adults from the Old Dominion University population were randomly and evenly divided into 2...

We evaluated the influence of photoactivation method and hydrophobic resin (HR) application on the marginal and internal adaptation, hardness (KHN), and crosslink density (CLD) of a resin-based fissure sealant. Model fissures were created in bovine enamel fragments (n = 10) and sealed using one of the following protocols: no adhesive system + photoactivation of the sealant using continuous ligh...

Aim: The aim of the investigation is to further develop and evaluate a versatile designed chitosan based bio-active materials on for use as bonding free fissure sealant/fissure protectors on permanent dentition and evaluate remineralization/ demineralization capacity of the materials through pH cycling, as well as shear bond strength etch and no etch prototype as well as measurement of Vickers ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of enamel or dentin bonding agent (DBA) and sealant viscosity on sealant microleakage. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty extracted human premolars were randomly divided into two equal groups (based on sealant viscosity) and each group was divided into three subgroups of 10 teeth. Group 1 (low viscosity sealant, Seal-Rite, Pulpdent, USA wit...

AIM To evaluate the remineralization potential of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate (ACP) and Fluoride containing pit and Fissure Sealants using Scanning Electron Microscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty maxillary first premolars were divided into three groups of ten each and were randomly selected for ACP containing (Aegis- Opaque White, Bosworth Co. Ltd.), Fluoride containing (Teethmate F1 Natura...

The bond strength between enamel and resin depends on achieving an etching pattern on the enamel surface which allows the resin to penetrate into the enamel and form tags. Silverstone et al. (1975) have described three basic etching patterns of human dental enamel using phosphoric acid solution. Type I etching pattern is related to the removal of the prism core material with the prism peripheri...

PURPOSE This in-vitro study evaluated shear bond strength and analyzed, via scanning electron microscopy, enamel prepared for pit and fissure sealant placement. Various surface pretreatment methods were conducted prior to short-term (72-hour) and long-term (120-day) analysis. METHOD Six treatment groups of 14 teeth, having 28 bonding surfaces (buccal and lingual) were treated. Cylinders of De...