OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the effectiveness of sealant retention and caries prevention with and without primer and bond below the fissure sealant among Kuwaiti schoolchildren. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This clinical trial used fissure sealant that was applied to four sound first permanent molars on 78 children. All the teeth were cleaned with pumice and rubber cups, isolated with rubber dams,...

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...

Existing adhesion theories and associated mechanisms are reviewed and applied to bituminous crack sealants and to the crack sealing of asphalt concrete (AC) roadways. As such, the possible contribution of each mechanism to the sealant-interface-AC system is critically assessed. Of six possible adhesion mechanisms, only sealant adsorption and interlock can explain adhesion between sealant and AC...

OBJECTIVE The efficacy of correctly applied fissure sealants has been revealed in the prevention of caries. Saliva and moisture contamination of the etched enamel surface before sealant placement can decrease the bonding strength of the sealant to the enamel. The aim of this study was to test the new bonding agents containing nano-fillers in order to reduce the negative effect of saliva contami...

the efficacy of correctly applied fissure sealants has been revealed in the prevention of caries. saliva and moisture contamination of the etched enamel surface before sealant placement can decrease the bonding strength of the sealant to the enamel. the aim of this study was to test the new bonding agents containing nano-fillers in order to reduce the negative effect of saliva contamination on ...

objective: long-term retention of pit and fissure sealants is crucial for their success. this clinical study evaluated the retention rate of a flowable composite resin (filtek supreme xt flowable restorative) compared to a conventional resin-based sealant (concise light cure white sealant) over 12 months. materials and methods: forty subjects aged 6 to 9 years were included in the study. using ...

BACKGROUND The relative performance of ART sealant and fluoride-releasing resin sealant in preventing fissure caries in permanent molars was compared in a randomized clinical trial conducted in southern China (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01829334). METHODS After obtaining ethical approval, healthy schoolchildren who had permanent first molars with occlusal fissures which were sound but deep or pres...

Introduction: Both resin based sealants and glass ionomer cement are widely used for sealing the pit and fi ssures for preventing occlusal caries but the effi cacy of one over the other is not conclusively proven. The dilemma of hidden caries has led to invasively opening of the fi ssure before sealant placement leading to other advantages such as elimination of organic material and plaque, ena...

Background: Sealant therapy is the safe and effective way to prevent dental caries in newly erupted teeth. Success of sealant therapy depends on the good isolation, patient corporation and the decrease step for the application of sealant. Aim: Comparative evaluation of marginal microleakage of conventional fissure sealants and self-adhering flowable composites as fissure sealant in permanent te...

For this literature review of pit and fissure sealant, 1,465 references were selected by a search for “sealants” on PubMed. References were limited to dental journals and papers in the English language. The search comprised papers from 1971 to October 2001. Additional papers of historical significance prior to 1971 were added from memory and from reference lists published in early papers. This ...