Dental caries is a chronic, bio-behavioural disease that extends throughout the life span of human beings. Prevention of dental caries includes measures to prevent the occurrence of disease, such as risk factor reduction, but also to arrest the progress of disease and reduce consequences of the disease once it is established. Preventive measures like fluoride therapy and pit and fissure sealant...

Dear Editor, We read with interest the randomised clinical trial report by Hesse et al.1 concerning low-cost glass ionomer cement as ART sealant in permanent molars. In their Discussion, the authors state “... the choice of considering only fully retained sealants as successful is supported by the current theory that the complete clinical retention of sealant materials should be contemplated as...

Dental adhesive systems used for bonding dental resins to enamel and dentin have evolved through several "generations," with changes in chemistry, mechanism, number of bottles, application technique, and clinical effectiveness. The trend in the latest generation of dental bonding systems is to reduce the number of components and clinical placement steps. The introduction of i bond, a single-bot...