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Biomaterials & Bioengineering

Can Caries Fissures be Sealed as Adequately as Sound Fissures?

M.A. Hevinga1,*, N.J.M. Opdam1, J.E. Frencken2, E.M. Bronkhorst1 and G.J. Truin1

1 Department of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry and
2 WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health Care Planning and Future Scenarios, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, NL-6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Correspondence: * corresponding author, m.hevinga{at}dent.umcn.nl

Sealing caries fissures is considered an appropriate treatment option for arresting the caries process. However, little information is available regarding the sealing of occlusal cavitated dentin lesions. The hypothesis tested in this in vitro study was that no difference in microleakage and sealant penetration depth exists between cavitated and sound sealed fissures when a resin is used. Eighty molars, each with an occlusal cavitated dentin lesion, were treated according to 5 experimental protocols and compared with a control group of sealed sound molars. In the experimental groups, fissure sealants were placed with and without an adhesive, and in various ways. All teeth were sectioned, and microleakage and sealant penetration into the fissure were evaluated. Sealed caries fissures showed significantly more microleakage and insufficient sealant penetration depth than sound fissures. Neither the use of an adhesive nor its intermediate curing influenced the microleakage score and the penetration ability of sealants.

Key Words: fissure sealants • caries • adhesion • microleakage

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 87, No. 5, 495-498 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910808700514
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