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Comparative study on the microleakage performance of different pit and fissure sealants.

Shivani Mishra, Shivani Singh, Kanchan Sharma, Sheetal Mohan Jadhav, Soundarya Vishwanathan, Ratheesh M S, Pratik Surana

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Shivani MishraDepartment of Dentistry, Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha Government Medical College, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Shivani SinghConsultant Orthodontist, Superior Smile Dental Clinic, Kanke Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Kanchan SharmaDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
Sheetal Mohan JadhavDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Soundarya VishwanathanDepartment of Pediatric and Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Ratheesh M SDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, MES Dental College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India.
Pratik SuranaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.

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Abstract

The variable sealing ability of currently available pit and fissure sealants remains a major challenge in preventing occlusal caries in susceptible teeth. Microleakage at the tooth-sealant interface compromises retention and caries-preventive effectiveness, thereby affecting long-term clinical success. Therefore, it was of interest to compare microleakage in three pit and fissure sealants using 30 extracted permanent premolars divided into resin-based, glass ionomer and nano-silver-reinforced groups (n = 10). Following application, thermocycling and dye immersion, samples were evaluated under a stereomicroscope. Glass ionomer showed the highest microleakage, whereas the nano-silver-reinforced sealant showed the least.

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Microleakagenano silver reinforced sealantpit and fissure sealants

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