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Trial reportClinical oral investigations2018

Retention rates and caries-preventive effects of two different sealant materials: a randomised clinical trial.

Renata Nunes Cabral, Jorge Faber, Simone Auxiliadora Morais Otero, Leandro Augusto Hilgert, Soraya Coelho Leal

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Efficacy of resin-based and glass-ionomer sealants in retention, fissure penetration, and occlusal caries inhibition: an in vitro study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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  10. The Current Strategies in Controlling Oral Diseases by Herbal and Chemical Materials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Renata Nunes CabralFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Dentistry, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro - Asa Norte, Brasília, Brazil. renatancabral@gmail.com.
Jorge FaberFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Dentistry, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro - Asa Norte, Brasília, Brazil.
Simone Auxiliadora Morais OteroFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Dentistry, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro - Asa Norte, Brasília, Brazil.
Leandro Augusto HilgertFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Dentistry, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro - Asa Norte, Brasília, Brazil.
Soraya Coelho LealFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Dentistry, University of Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro - Asa Norte, Brasília, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to compare the caries-preventive effect and the retention rates of sealants prepared with a new modified and a high-viscosity glass-ionomer cement (GIC) in recently erupted first permanent molars.  MATERIALS AND

methodsFifty-six children (224 teeth) were included in a split-mouth randomised clinical trial. All children had their four first permanent molars sealed with either Clinpro XT Varnish (CXT) or Fuji IX GP FAST (FJ). FJ sealants were placed according to the ART protocol. Retention rates and caries-preventive effect of both materials were assessed clinically after 24 months, and survival curves were created according to the Kaplan-Meier method. For sealant retention rates, analyses were performed according to both the traditional method and modified sealant retention categorisation.

resultsFJ sealants were retained longer in comparison to CXT sealants (p < 0.05), regardless of the categorisation used. In relation to the caries-preventive effect, no statistically significant differences were observed between materials (p = 0.99). Sealants prepared with the high-viscosity GIC according to the ART protocol survived longer than those prepared with the modified GIC, but both materials were equally effective in preventing cavitated dentine lesions over 24 months.

conclusionWe concluded that GIC-based sealants are effective in preventing dentine caries lesions.

Indexed as

ChildChild, PreschoolComposite ResinsDental CariesDentition, PermanentFemaleGlass Ionomer CementsHumansMaleMolarPit and Fissure SealantsSurface PropertiesTreatment OutcomeClinpro SealantComposite ResinsFuji IX GP FastGlass Ionomer CementsPit and Fissure SealantsDental sealantGlass-ionomer cementResin-modified glass-ionomer cement

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PMID29524027

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