Trial reportClinical oral investigations2011
Sealing proximal surfaces with polyurethane tape: three-year evaluation.
Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions for treating cavitated or dentine carious lesions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Infiltration and sealing for managing non-cavitated proximal lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2021Pooled it
- How to intervene in the caries process: proximal caries in adolescents and adults-a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2020Pooled it
- Micro-invasive interventions for managing non-cavitated proximal caries of different depths: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2018Pooled it
- Micro-invasive interventions for managing proximal dental decay in primary and permanent teeth.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Antimicrobial, remineralization, and infiltration: advanced strategies for interrupting dental caries.Medical review (2021) · 2025Review
- Introducing an Innovative Approach for Managing Proximal Non-Cavitated Carious Lesions in Juvenile Permanent Dentition: Combining Orthodontic Separators and Silver Fluoride Application.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to test the safety and clinical effect of a new material for the treatment of proximal caries. In 50 patients with two proximal initial lesions, one of the lesions was randomly chosen and sealed with a thin polyurethane-dimethacrylate foil using bonding. The other lesion received oral home care and was left as the control. In clinical follow-ups after 6 and 12 months and X-ray evaluation after 2 and 3 years, the sealants showed good retention, marginal adaptation, and color. No relevant significant differences in plaque accumulation or gingival status were found between sealed and control teeth. On the radiographs, almost all sealed and control lesions appeared stable, indicating an arrest of the lesion. In conclusion, sealing initial proximal lesions showed no clinical problems and mostly arrest of caries on bitewing radiographs.
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