SynthesisInternational journal of clinical practice2022
Pit and Fissure Sealant versus Fluoride Varnish for the Prevention of Dental Caries in School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in International journal of clinical practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07131358 (Comparison of Efficacy of Three Preventive Methods to Reduce the Incidence of Coronal Caries in Mexican Schoolchildren), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Comparison of Efficacy of Three Preventive Methods to Reduce the Incidence of Coronal Caries in Mexican Schoolchildren: a Randomized Clinical Trial.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline 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
- Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses of fluoride varnish for caries prevention in Guangxi, China.BMC oral health · 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
- Comparative evaluation of fluoride varnish, pit and fissure sealants in preventing dental caries among children.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- The Health Belief Model and Pediatric Fissure Sealant Therapy: Identifying Predictors of Parental Behavior-A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- The relationship between enamel and dentin calibrated-radiographic-density measured by cone beam computed tomography and dental caries status in young adults.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Assessment of Trends in Non-Restorative and Preventative Dental Treatment Pre- and Post-COVID-19: A Health Informatics Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The influence factors on pit and fissure sealing behavior of 12-year-old children: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang, China.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- The Influence of Fluoride Gels on the Physicochemical Properties of Tooth Tissues and Dental Materials-A Systematic Review.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Brief Narrative Review on Commercial Dental Sealants-Comparison with Respect to Their Composition and Potential Modifications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Parental Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Toward Dental Sealants as Preventive Strategy for Dental Caries in Children: A Cross Sectional Study.Global pediatric health · 2023Article
- Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Pregnant Women in Routine Prenatal Care in South China: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryArticle
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Abstract
Children's dental health has become the main concern, due to the increase in caries prevalence amongst children. Pit and fissure sealant (PFS) and fluoride varnish (FV) are effective measures for preventing dental caries. However, the clinical efficacy of these interventions when compared to one another is uncertain. The aim of the present systematic review with meta-analysis was to compare pit and fissure sealants with fluoride varnish for caries prevention of first permanent molars among schoolchildren. This is a meta-Analysis, which involves randomized control trials that compare the effectiveness of PFS with FV within 24 months of follow-up. Five databases were searched from 1990 to 2019 to identify studies published in Arabic or English language. The risk ratio (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using a random-effects model. A total number of 4 studies were included with overall of 1249 children in both groups. Three included trial reported caries increment of first permanent molars (FPM) with 24 months of follow-up, there was no statistical significance (RR: 0.65; 95% CI 0.31 to 1.35;
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