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Efficacy of Glass-ionomer Fissure Sealants

NCT03235960 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2017-08-01

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Summary

Despite numerous techniques for enamel protection, occlusal caries still remains a problem. Sealing pits and fissures is considered to be an effective way of preventing caries development. Glass-ionomer cements are mainly recommended for pits and fissures sealing for two reasons. First, they are less susceptible to moisture which allows their use in noncooperable children or in partially erupted teeth where isolation could be a problem, and secondly, due to their potential to act as a fluoride reservoir making enamel more resistant to demineralisation. The purpose of the study is to clinically examine the caries-preventive effect of a glass-ionomer material for fissure protection in newly erupted permanent molars in children with low, moderate, and high caries-risk.

Conditions

  • Fissure Sealant
  • Glass-ionomer Cement
  • Permanent Molar

Interventions

DEVICE

glass-ionomer fissure sealant

The encapsulated glass-ionomer cement for fissure protection was applied onto the selected permanent molar according to the manufacturer's instruction

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Association of Paediatric and Preventive Dentists of Serbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dejan Markovic, PhD · University of Belgrade, School of Dental Medicine

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-01-01
Primary Completion
2017-08-01
Completion
2017-08-01

Countries

  • Serbia

Study Locations

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