Trial reportBMC oral health2014
Sealing versus partial caries removal in primary molars: a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in BMC oral health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
ART and Hall Technique for the Management of Occlusal-proximal Caries in Primary Molars: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Efficacy of Resin Sealing in Deciduous and Permanent Molars: Split-mouth Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparative success of minimally invasive treatments for cavitated caries in primary teeth: a network meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Minimal intervention dentistry for managing carious lesions into dentine in primary teeth: an umbrella review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022Pooled it
- Sealants for preventing dental caries in primary teeth.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions for treating cavitated or dentine carious lesions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Scientific evidence for the management of dentin caries lesions in pediatric dentistry: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Resin-based sealing vs resin-modified glass-ionomer filling for treatment of occlusal cavitated dentine caries lesions in primary molars - a multi-center randomized controlled split-mouth 3-year follow-up clinical trial.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Trial
- Sealing of cavitated occlusal carious lesions in the dentine of deciduous molars: a two-year randomised controlled clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Trial
- Selective vs stepwise removal of deep carious lesions in primary molars: 24 months follow-up from a randomized controlled trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2021Trial
- Best-practice prevention alone or with conventional or biological caries management for 3- to 7-year-olds: the FiCTION three-arm RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Trial
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- Are resin sealants effective to treat caries lesions in the outer 1/3 of dentin compared to composite resin restorations? Systematic review and meta-analysis.The Japanese dental science review · 2025Review
- The Hall technique: knowledge, practice, and concerns of dentists in primary care settings in the State of Qatar-a questionnaire-based survey.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024Article
- The influence factors on pit and fissure sealing behavior of 12-year-old children: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang, China.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Equivalence study of the resin-dentine interface of internal tunnel restorations when using an enamel infiltrant resin with ethanol-wet dentine bonding.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Does the liner material influence pulpal vitality in deep carious cavities submitted to selective caries removal? A network meta-analysis review.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Review
- Dental Pulp Response to Silver-Containing Solutions: A Scoping Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- A concise review of dental sealants in caries management.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Review
- When to intervene in the caries process? A Delphi consensus statement.British dental journal · 2020Article
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- When to intervene in the caries process? An expert Delphi consensus statement.Clinical oral investigations · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe resin-based pit and fissure sealant is considered a successful tool in caries prevention, however there is a growing evidence of its use in controlling already established caries in posterior teeth. The aim of this clinical trial is to verify the efficacy of pit and fissure sealants in arresting dentinal caries lesions compared to partial excavation and restorative treatment in primary molar teeth.
methodsThirty six patients with occlusal cavitated primary molar reaching outer half of dentin were selected. The patients were randomly allocated into two groups: sealant application (experimental group - n = 17) and restoration with composite resin (control group - n = 19). Clinical and radiograph evaluation were performed after 6, 12 and 18 months. The chi-square test was used to verify the distribution of characteristics variables of the sample among the groups. The survival rate of treatments was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier survival and log-rank test. Fisher's Exact and logistic regression tests were calculated in each evaluation period (α = 5%).
resultsThe control group showed significantly better clinical survival after 18 months (p = 0.0025). In both groups, no caries progression was registered on the radiographic evaluations.
conclusionsSealing had similar efficacy in the arrestment of caries progression of cavitated occlusal lesions compared to partial excavation of the lesions, even though the frequency of re-treatments was significantly higher in sealed lesions.
trial registrationRegistro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos (ReBEC): RBR-9kkv53.
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