title: Clinical/photographic evaluation of a single application of two sealants after eleven years.
abstract: The clinical behavior of Concise and Prisma Shield sealants for pit and fissure was analyzed by clinical/photographic evaluation. A hematoxylin-based staining solution was applied to the occlusal surface 7 days, 18 months, 36 months, and 11 years after the occlusal sealing, thus allowing the sealant material on the surface to be checked. At each analysis time, each occlusal surface was photographed, and the photographs corresponding to each time were submitted to clinical/photographic evaluation. Although the sealant materials showed marginal alterations over time, they did not require reapplication because the region composed of the pit and fissure remained covered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, Paulista State University, UNESP, Rua José Bonifácio 1193, CEP 16015 050, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. sundfeld@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Renato Herman
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Sundfeld
authors.forename: Silvio José
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mauro
authors.forename: André Luiz Fraga
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Briso
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia Marçal Mazza
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sundfeld
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D002648:Child; D003750:Dental Fissures / Q000628:therapy; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015588:Observer Variation; D023861:Photography, Dental; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; C454339:cavity shield; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate