Evaluation of Sealing Materials Adhesion to Enamel An in vitro study

Abstract

Sealing the pits and fissures of posterior teeth represents a local and specific method of caries prevention. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adhesion of two materials used in sealing pits and fissures: Pitt and Fisure and Fissurit FX (Voco), with the help of the scanning electronic microscope (SEM). The results of the study revealed a much higher quality of the Fissurit FX (Voco) product both in terms of adhesion to the enamel and material homogeneity. The Pitt and Fisure product showed a high degree of detachment from the enamel, marginal infiltration, large particles and a high concentration of inorganic particles.

Structure and the Shear Bond Strength of Two Pit and Fissure Sealants

“…If the utilized sealing material has a uniform composition and a fine inorganic composition, it will manage to penetrate much easier the microscopic fissures created o the surface of the enamel, throughout the acid etching process, thus enhancing a adequate adhesion [6].…”