title: The efficacy of dental sealants for an adult population.
abstract: A 1-year pilot study was conducted to determine the retentive capacities of dental sealants on adult teeth. It proposed to utilize the knowledge and experience gained in sealant application, as a means of attacking the problem of the increase in restored teeth at risk in the aging population. Eighty patients aged 30-50 had Delton tinted sealant applied on one to four contralateral nonhomologous, first or second, acceptable molar pairs. Fifty-five patients completed the evaluation at 1 year, with a 68% retention for 250 teeth: teeth listed as sound, 94.1%; IC and IC-amalgam, 93.7%, and amalgam, 44.9%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Hygiene, Tennessee State University/Meharry Medical College, Nashville 37209-1561.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Knuckles
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants
chemical_list: D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate