Evaluation of the success rate of pit and fissure sealants on first molars: 12 months follow‐up study

Abstract

Cleaning of pits and fissures of occlusal surface of the posterior teeth are difficult because of their anatomy. Despite oral hygiene measures and the delivery of local fluoride, the occlusal surfaces of teeth cannot be adequately cleaned by most children and their parents, and this increase the risk of dental caries. 1 The anatomical fissures of teeth are the most susceptible areas to dental caries initiation, which directly depends on the fissures' shape and depth.Dental caries rarely occurs on smooth surfaces because these surfaces can be easily cleaned. 2 In a study, half of the 18-year-old adolescents have experienced dental caries on the occlusal surfaces of their teeth, though the occlusal surfaces comprise less than 15% of all the surfaces of a tooth. 3 The narrow fissures on the occlusal surfaces, where foodstuff and microorganisms are trapped, lead to the progression of occlusal caries. 4 In contrast to the smooth surfaces,

Influence of incorporation of nanostructured silver vanadate decorated with silver nanoparticles on roughness, microhardness, and color change of pit and fissure sealants

“…Behroozian et al used Feigal's criterion [ 12 ] to evaluate the treatment failure rate by analyzing three factors: marginal adaptation, marginal discoloration, and anatomical shape of permanent first molars treated with pit and fissure sealants. After 12 months, they observed that the success rate was 74.3% and with this, the authors emphasized that pit sealants are a valid therapy for the prevention of tooth decay [ 12 , 13 ].…”

“…To achieve treatment efficacy, some care must be taken, such as application technique, which must be careful to avoid humidity, because the presence of saliva can prevent the penetration of resinous fluid into the microporosities, decrease shear strength, and increase microleakage, these being the main causes of failure and failure of preventive treatment [ 5 , 11 , [13] , [14] , [15] ].…”

Use of Sealants in Permanent Molars by Brazilian Dentist: A Comparative Study of Public versus Private

“…The total failure rate of fissure sealants after one year was 27.7%. The most frequent reason for the failure of fissure sealants was marginal discoloration [11]. The efficiency of fissure sealing in preventing caries is related to the quality of the sealed fissure, as incompletely sealed fissures were more susceptible to caries development than completely sealed fissures [12].…”

Effect of Zinc Oxide Incorporation on the Antibacterial, Physicochemical, and Mechanical Properties of Pit and Fissure Sealants

“…Caries prevention is essential because caries can cause problems with speech, appearance, and psychology, as well as abnormal tongue habits and masticatory defects [ 4 ]. Therefore, the use of pit and fissure sealants, which can both treat and prevent early enamel caries, is widely accepted as a popular preventive therapy for dental caries [ 5 ].…”