Retention of Various Pit and Fissure Sealants in Deciduous Teeth. A Systematic Review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i7.10154Keywords:
Pit and fissure sealants, deciduous teeth, retention rate, fluoride releasing pit and fissure sealantsAbstract
Background: Dental caries is one of the most prevailing oral health diseases in children. Most of these
dental caries occur in the deep pits and fissures. Pit and fissure sealants have been traditionally used for
preventing dental caries. These are the materials which fill the fissures and making it self-cleansable.
Objectives: To assess the retention rate of various pit and fissure sealants used in deciduous teeth
Intervention: Pit and fissure sealants
Results: A preliminary search yielded a total of 153 studies through Google scholar and search strategy used
in PubMed. 7 articles giving 11 estimates were included for qualitative synthesis. All materials were light
cured. Retention rate of fluoride releasing sealants and ACP sealants were superior to other sealants.
Conclusion: Pit and fissure sealants have a good retention in primary dentition. Sealants are very well
accepted and prove to be effective in preventing occlusal caries found in the large number amongst children.
Use of sealants in primary dentition will surely prevent the damage to erupting permanent dentition due to
developing caries in the former.
