The sealant restoration: indications, success and clinical technique

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of federal service and civilian dentists concerning minimal intervention dentistry

“…Sealant restorations were more conservative and performed as well as amalgam restorations (Hassall and Mellor, 2001).…”

Direct Posterior Composites: A Practical Guide

“…Resin composites may be considered to be the material of choice for ultra-conservative restoration of discrete carious lesions in the fissures of posterior teeth, where it is impossible to facilitate effective plaque removal and fissure sealing alone is inappropriate. Depending on the size of the lesion (and the possible need to seal adjacent, unaffected, fissures), various protocols have been proposed for preventive resin restorations 14 and have been demonstrated to produce excellent long-term results ( Figure 2). 15…”

Clinical efficiency evaluation of minimal dental restorations on occlusal teeth surfaces

“…Dobra retencija zaliva~a (97%) u prvoj grupi mogla bi se objasniti mikromehani~kom vezom kompozitnog zaliva~a i gle|i, {to se sla`e i sa nalazima drugih autora 18,19,22,23 . Me|utim, dugoro~ne studije su ukazale na slabiji uspeh i da je retenciona stopa zaliva~a niza jer je ve}a {ansa da }e zaliva~ ispasti 13,24 .…”

“…Odsustvo sekundarnog karijesa u ovoj studiji tako|e se mo`e objasniti vrstom materijala (glas jonomer cement) koji je upotrebljen kao zaliva~ fisura, a uz to ima i mogu}nost otpustanja fluorida. Zato se u klini~koj praksi preporu~uje ponovno zalivanje gle|i u slu~aju gubitka zali-va~a (delimi~nog ili potpunog) zbog prevencije rekurentnog karijesa 24 .…”