SynthesisBritish dental journal2018
Flowable composite as fissure sealing material? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in British dental journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 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.
Evaluation of the Retention of a Sealant Based on Flowable Resin With Sprg and Another Based on Flowable Resin in First Permanent Molars:Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in 12 Months
Retention Rate and Caries Preventive Effect of Preheated Flowable Resin Composite Used as a Pit and Fissure Sealant Versus Conventional Resin-based Fissure Sealant in Patients With Permanent Molars With Deep Pit and Fissure Over One Year Follow up. A Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Clinical effectiveness of pit and fissure sealants in primary and permanent teeth of children and adolescents: an umbrella review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of prophylactic sealing of pits and fissures of permanent teeth with fissure sealants - umbrella review.BMC oral health · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison of the clinical performance of self-adhering flowable composite and resin-based pit and fissure sealant: a randomized clinical trial in pediatric patients.BMC oral health · 2024Trial
- Comparing the effectiveness of caries arrest by micro-operative treatment to operative treatment: A 2-year randomized controlled clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Trial
- Clinical performance of sealants under different humidity control conditions: a split-mouth 1-year randomized trial.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2023Trial
- Next-Gen Restorative Materials to Revolutionise Smiles.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The effects of material type, salivary contamination and adhesive application on the performance of pit and fissure sealants.PloS one · 2026Article
- Comparing Polymerization Shrinkage Measurement Methods for Universal Shade Flowable Resin-Based Composites.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physical-Mechanical Properties and Mineral Deposition of a Pit-and-Fissure Sealant Containing Niobium-Fluoride Nanoparticles-An In Vitro Study.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Expert consensus on clinical management for early childhood caries.Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2022Article
- Experimental Study on the Cement-Based Materials Used in Coal Mine Gas Extraction for Hole Sealing.ACS omega · 2021Article
- Retention of pit and fissure sealants versus flowable composites in permanent teeth: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2020Review
- Quality of research: Improper evaluation of the quality of trials of retention rates.British dental journal · 2019Article
- Erratum.British dental journal · 2018Article
- Knowledge Analysis of Pit and Fissure Sealants among the Dental Students of South India.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
Objectives The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate fissure sealant retention in clinical studies in which investigators used flowable composites as pit and fissure sealants compared with conventional resin-based pit and fissure sealants.Data sources and data selection The authors conducted a literature search (all articles published until April 13, 2017) to identify studies for inclusion in this systematic review. They assessed the quality of the evidence provided by using the modified Jadad scale and performed meta-analyses by using a random-effects model.Data extraction and data synthesis The authors found 11 studies that met the inclusion criteria for the systematic review and nine studies that could be used for the meta-analysis. Of the 11 studies identified in the systematic review, four scored as having a low risk of bias, and seven scored as having a medium risk of bias. Our meta-analysis showed a significant positive effect of using flowable composites as a fissure sealant material (odds ratio, 2.387 [95% CI, 1.047, 5.444; P = 0.039]).Conclusion It seems that the use of flowable composite as a fissure sealing material can slightly increase the retention rate of sealants compared with conventional resin-based sealants.
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