The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the clinical retention of bonded fissure sealants placed under rubber dam isolation and cotton roll isolation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
50
Rubber dam set is the generic name of an isolation device that consists of a rubber sheet that isolates the tooth from saliva, a clamp to hold the rubber sheet on the tooth to be isolated, and a metal frame to keep the rubber sheet in a stretched position during dental procedures.
Cotton roll is the generic name of a disposable isolation device made of cotton in a cylindrical form. Cotton rolls are used to isolate the teeth from saliva, by being placed in the cheek and tongue during placement of sealants or filings.
LSU School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
The US Public Health Service criteria for retention of sealants
Alpha: No Loss of sealant, Bravo: Partial Loss of Sealant, Charlie: Total loss of sealant
Time frame: 12 months
The US Public Health Service criteria for secondary caries on sealants
Alpha: Charlie: There is no clinical diagnosis of caries. Charlie: There is clinical diagnosis of caries
Time frame: 12 months
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