2-year clinical performance of a resin-modified glass ionomer sealant.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the 2-year clinical performance of an experimental resin-modified glass ionomer cement sealant (K-512 = Fuji III LC) with that of a light-cured resin-based sealant (Delton Opaque) in young adults:


METHODS
14 subjects with 47 K-512 and 41 Delton sealants were recalled at 2 years for clinical examination, photographs after enamel etching, impressions and radiographs.


RESULTS
K-512 showed 0% complete retention, 62% partial retention, and 38% nil retention. The corresponding percentages for Delton were 32%, 58% and 10%, respectively. There was one instance of fissure caries for K-512 and three for Delton. Sealants deemed to need retreatments because of retention failures were 62% for K-512 and 34% for Delton. The K-512 sealants continued to darken over the study, many becoming slightly darker than the sealed teeth.
Smales
R J
RJ
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong. rjsmales@schmuck.mad.adelaide.edu.au
Wong
K C
KC
D000134:Acid Etching, Dental / Q000379:methods; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003750:Dental Fissures / Q000628:therapy; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants
D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; C090915:GC Fuji III; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate