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Pit and Fissure Sealant Retention Following Air Abrasion Preparation With Bioactive Glass and Aluminum Oxide Particles Pubmed



Khoroushi M1 ; Eshghi A1 ; Naderibeni F2
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  1. 1. Dental Materials Research Center, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Shahrekord, Chaharmahal, Bakhtiari University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Dentistry for Children Published:2016


Abstract

Purpose: Alumina air abrasion is an alternative for acid-etch technique for tooth preparation before placement of a fissure sealant. The aim of this study was to compare the retention of sealants placed subsequent to air abrasion with alumina and bioactive glass (BAG) particles. Methods: Sixty-two 6?12 year old children were included in this study. Using a halfmouth design, the fissures were prepared using air abrasion with alumina particles on randomly assigned permanent mandibular or/and maxillary first molars on one side of the mouth (Group 1) and air abrasion with BAG on the contralateral side of the mouth (Group 2). Sealants were applied on 180 teeth, and were scored as missing, partially retained, and completely retained after three, six, nine and 12 months. Data were analyzed using Friedman and Wilcoxon tests (a=0.05). Results: Sealant retention rates in the alumina group were higher than those in the BAG group at all time periods (P<0.001). Conclusions: Sealant retention after air abrasion with alumina particles was higher than BAG over 12 months.
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