title: Therapeutic seal of approximal incipient noncavitated carious lesions: technique and case reports.
abstract: Sealing of incipient carious lesions in occlusal surfaces has been shown to arrest the progression of the lesions. In this report, we describe for approximal surfaces with noncavitated incipient lesions the clinical procedures for sealant application illustrating this minimally invasive method with 3 clinical cases and scanning electron microscopic images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Chile. santiago.gomez@uv.cl <gomez@uv.cl>
authors.forename: Santiago S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Juan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Onetto
authors.forename: Sergio A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Uribe
authors.forename: Claes-Göran
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Emilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D005459:Fluorides