title: Anticaries effectiveness of a fluoride and nonfluoride sealant.
abstract: This study compares the retention and anticaries effect of a fluoride and nonfluoride sealant. Two hundred and ninety-four children were divided into two groups. Participants had sealants applied to their first molars. Examinations were conducted after a mean retention of 1 1/4 years. Mean occlusal retention for both groups was 75 percent. Both groups showed extremely low DMF. The lack of any measurable decay compromised the study's ability to detect any enhanced protection from the fluoride sealant.
authors.affiliation: Division of Disease Prevention Health Promotion and Epidemiology, University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles 90089, USA.
authors.forename: Stanley B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Heifetz
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaari
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Proskin
mesh_terms: D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; C487975:Delton Plus; D005460:Fluorides, Topical; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate