The aim of the study is to clinically evaluate the retention and caries formation of hydrophilic fissure sealants among adolescents after one year.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
48
Application of the pit and fissure sealant
Faculty of dentistry
Cairo, Egypt
Retention rate
* Full retention (FR): The material is fully present on the occlusal surfaces * Partially lost (PL): The material is present, but as a result of either wear or loss of the material, part of the previously sealed fissure, was exposed. * Totally lost (TL): No trace of the material to be detected on the surface
Time frame: Change from baseline at 3, 6, 12 months
Caries formation
Decayed: If the explorer caught on the tooth after insertion into the fissures
Time frame: Change from baseline at 3, 6, 12 months
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