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A 1-year clinical evaluation of fissure sealants on permanent first molars
Nupur Ninawe1, Nayak Anand Ullal, Vishal Khandelwal
1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, VSPM Dental College and Research Centre, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Objective:
To evaluate and compare the retention, marginal discoloration, surface texture and anatomical form of pit and fissure sealants.
Materials And Methods:
Thirty children between the ages of 6 and 10 years, who were attending the school health program regularly, had participated in the study. A split-mouth design was used in which the two fissure sealants (Helioseal-F and Glass ionomer Fuji VII) were randomly placed in 60 matched contralateral pairs of permanent molar teeth. Sealants were rated by a single trained and calibrated examiner using mouth mirrors and probes following the US Public Health Service criteria. The sealants were evaluated at 3 months, 6 months and 1 year intervals.
Results:
The data obtained for retention, marginal discoloration, surface texture and anatomical form of pit and fissure sealants were tabulated and compared statistically using the Chi-square test of significance.
Conclusion:
The Helioseal-F sealant was better than the Glass ionomer Fuji VII sealant with respect to retention, anatomical form and surface texture. Both the materials showed similar results with respect to marginal discoloration.
