Four different commercially available sealants were placed in caries-free permanent premolars and molars for a total of 381 teeth in 53 young participants. The volumetric loss of sealant material was evaluated over a two-year period using a tooth replica technique previously published. The pattern of progressive sealant loss was similar for all materials and for molars and premolars. Approximat...

Oral diseases are progressive, cumulative, and become more intricate to treat with advancement. While dental caries is an infectious transmissible disease with children being at the highest risk, primary prevention can reduce this risk. Primary prevention in dentistry is usually considered to be community fluoridated water supplies, professional fluoride treatments, and pit and fissure sealants...

Purpose: To evaluate mothers’ knowledge of the use fissure sealant (FS) and topical fluoride (TF) therapy among children aged between 7 to 12 years in Saudi Arabia.
 Methods: In this cross-sectional study, participants (n = 350) were selected based on simple random sampling method from old, attending outpatient pediatric dental clinics College Dentistry King Khalid University, Abha, Result...

A survey was conducted to identify and compare sealant knowledge and sources of sealant information of parents whose children had and had not received fissure sealants. The socioeconomic characteristics of these individuals were also compared. The sealant group was composed of the parents of children found to have a sealant on at least one permanent tooth during dental examinations of 2,036 ele...

Background/Aim: It is important to prevent caries on permanent first molars. Fissure sealants are very effective in protecting fissures from caries. The study aimed determine the clinical success of fluoride-releasing fissure molars long term. Material and Methods: 64 children with 256 healthy erupted followed for 5 years, comprised study. Children who received a sealant came regularly controls...

OBJECTIVES The objective was to analyze the impact of preventive programmes on oral quality of life in school students aged 11-12 yrs. STUDY DESIGN In the school year 1996/97, a quasi-experimental study was initiated in Granada province with four groups of students aged 6-7 yrs: Sealant + Fluoride (sealants on first permanent molars applied in the health centre for a 3-yr active programme, an...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical effect of topical fluoride on retention of light-cured (CLC) and self-cured (CSC) pit and fissure sealants. METHODS CLC and CSC sealants were placed in vivo on opposite sides of the arch before and after fluoride treatment. A total of 122 sealants were placed on virgin permanent molars and premolars of 16 dental hygiene students e...

Presence of mastitis in pregnant as well as unbred dairy heifers can adversely affect the development of milk-producing tissues, leading to less than maximal milk production and increased SCC during their first lactation. Use of nonlactating cow therapy or teat sealants have been beneficial in curing existing IMI and preventing new IMI from developing. When used together, the combination of the...