[Clinical evaluation of two light cured pit and fissure sealants for preventing pit and fissure caries in children].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical effect of two light cured pit and fissure sealants for preventing pit and fissure caries.


METHODS
416 health permanent teeth in 162 children aged 6 to 8 years old children were divided into two groups, enameloplasty sealant technique (EST) and cup-shaped brush sealant technique (CST) were used in two groups, respeitively. 90 and 112 contralateral healthy teeth were used as self controls respectively. The rate of the sealant reservation and the incidence of caries were compared in the two groups, and the clinical effect of the two groups was compared using SPSS10.0 software package for Chi-square test.


RESULTS
After 3 years, the rate of the sealant reservation and the incidence of caries of EST were 85.4% and 0.9% respectively, the rate of the sealant reservation and the incidence of caries of CST were 63.8% and 6.7% respectively. Statistical analysis revealed a significant difference (P<0.05) between the two groups.


CONCLUSIONS
EST and CST both have good clinical effects, While EST is superior to CST in preventing pit and fissure caries.
Ji
Pei-hong
PH
Yangpu Dental Clinic, Shanghai, China. jph3172000@yahoo.com.cn
Xu
Quan-lin
QL
Jiang
Zhong-ming
ZM
Ba
Yong
Y
D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants