Retention and Effectiveness of Dental Sealant After 15 Years

Clinical/Photographic Evaluation of a Single Application of Two Sealants After Eleven Years

“…The clinical excellence shown by Concise sealing (S1) in this study is in accordance with Simonsen's findings in 1987 18) and 1991 19) , which reported an optimum clinical behavior after 10 and 15 years of clinical analysis with a single application of this material.…”

“…The clinical success of the application of sealants is directly related to the employment of an extremely accurate technique, because material loss is attributed almost exclusively to the ineffectiveness of the technique adopted [21][22][23][24][25][26] . This fact is supported by what has been observed in this study and by Simonsen's reports in 1987 18) and in 1991 19) , which affirmed, among other considerations, that the occlusal sealants assessed 10 and 15 years after the applications presented excellent material retention rate, and, consequently, prevented dental caries. These reports also reaffirmed that the application technique is of fundamental importance for material longevity on the dental surface.…”

“…Likewise, other studies have reported that all sealings undergo a period of marginal loss 6,10,12,18,19,[21][22][23][24][25][26] and wear 2,4,13,14) , which expose areas that had been previously covered by sealing material, and that these areas of material loss are intimately related to tooth anatomy and position in the arch.…”

“…However, long term clinical success is directly related to the employment of an extremely accurate technique, because material loss is attributed, almost exclusively, to the inadequacy of the technique adopted. Likewise, periodic analysis of the teeth that have received occlusal sealants is a factor of utmost importance for the control and maintenance of the material in the oral cavity over time 11,12,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] , a fact which led us to pursue this longitudinal research.…”

Resin Tag Length of One-Step and Self-Etching Adhesives Bonded to Unground Enamel

“…Acid etching of dental enamel prior to application of a resin material considerably influences the durability of that material in the oral cavity. One such example is the accomplishment of pit and fissure sealants reported by Simonsen in 1991 17) and Sundfeld et al in 2004 19) , at 15 and 11 years after application, respectively. This was mainly due to the extremely accurate technique to which the sealing material was submitted, comprising application on etched, well-dried, and non-contaminated enamel.…”