ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2014
Efficacy of sealing the mesial surfaces of first permanent molars with respect to the status of the distal surfaces of the second primary molars in children at high caries-risk.
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- 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
- Enhancing the detection of proximal cavities on near infrared transillumination images with Indocyanine Green (ICG) as a contrast medium: In vitro proof of concept studies.Journal of dentistry · 2019Article
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Abstract
aimThis study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of sealants at preventing caries development or arresting the progression of non-cavitated mesial carious lesions in first permanent molars (6m) with respect to the status of the distal surfaces of the second primary molars (05d).
methodThe study population comprised 121, 8- to 10-year-old schoolchildren in a high-caries community in Valparaiso, Chile. They were examined clinically and radiographically and screened for caries-related risk factors using the risk-assessment software program Cariogram. The children were divided into three groups: Group A, with no caries lesions on adjacent surfaces of 05d-6m, served as a control group. Group B, with caries on 05d, received a preventive sealant on the caries-free 6m after temporary separation, and Group C, with carious 05d, received a therapeutic sealant on a 6m with initial lesions. Standardised follow-up radiographs were taken in 110 children after 12-14 months.
resultsIn group A, with no treatment, the mean percentage of sound surfaces that developed caries lesions was 3.8%. In group B, the mean percentage of sound 6m surfaces that developed caries lesions was 4.9% for sealed and 22.0% for unsealed surfaces (p < 0.05). In group C, the progression of therapeutically sealed carious lesions on 6m was 3.0% compared with 41.2% for unsealed carious control surfaces (p < 0.05).
conclusionsThese results suggest that sealing sound surfaces and non-cavitated caries in the proximal mesial surfaces of permanent molar teeth effectively prevents or reduces the progression of caries adjacent to lesions on the distal surfaces of the second primary molars.
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