The purpose of this randomized clinical trial was evaluate the performance of two conventional glass-ionomer cements in the pit and fissure sealing and atraumatic restorative treatment in high caries risk children.
Sealants were applied on sound permanent first molars by "press finger technique" and carious deciduous molars that required either class I or class II restorations were restored according to manufacturers' recommendations in order to caries prevention and control.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
147
Application of preventive agent
Application of preventive agent
Atraumatic Restorative Treatment
Number of the teeth with glass-ionomer cement retention and prevention of caries.
Criteria established by Frencken et al. (1998) was used.
Time frame: 6-month
Number of the teeth with good restoration and caries absence.
Criteria established by Frencken et al. (1998) was used.
Time frame: 6-month
Frequency of loss of the sealing material and prevention of caries.
Criteria established by Frencken et al. (1998) was used.
Time frame: 6-month
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Atraumatic Restorative Treatment