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The Effectiveness of Sealants in Managing Caries Lesions
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A barrier to providing sealants is concern about inadvertently sealing over caries. This meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of sealants in preventing caries progression. We searched electronic databases for comparative studies examining caries progression in sealed permanent teeth. We used a random-effects model to estimate percentage reduction in the probability of caries progression in sealed vs. unsealed carious teeth. Six studies, including 4 randomized-controlled trials (RCT) judged to be of fair quality, were included in the analysis (384 persons, 840 teeth, and 1090 surfaces). The median annual percentage of non-cavitated lesions progressing was 2.6% for sealed and 12.6% for unsealed carious teeth. The summary prevented fraction for RCT was 71.3% (95%CI: 52.8%–82.5, no heterogeneity) up to 5 years after placement. Despite variation among studies in design and conduct, sensitivity analysis found the effect to be consistent in size and direction. Sealing non-cavitated caries in permanent teeth is effective in reducing caries progression.
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- Griffin, S. O., Oong, E., Kohn, W., Vidakovic, B., Gooch, B. F., CDC Dental Sealant Systematic Review Work Group, Bader, J., Clarkson, J., Fontana, M. R., Meyer, D. M., Rozier, R. G., Weintraub, J. A., & Zero, D. T.
- Venue
- Journal of Dental Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-02
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 169-174
- ISSN
- 0022-0345 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-0591
- OpenAlex
- W2121180481
- Cited by
- 326
- References
- 18
- FWCI
- 22.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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