Evaluation between flowable composite and conventional pit-and-fissure sealant among school children in Bengaluru City: Randomized controlled trail

Gaurav Gupta; Arun Paul; Gulam Anwar Naviwala; Deepa Prakash; Prijitha Alex

doi:10.4103/jdrr.jdrr_72_22

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Year : 2022 | Volume : 9 | Issue : 4 | Page : 286-290

Evaluation between flowable composite and conventional pit-and-fissure sealant among school children in Bengaluru City: Randomized controlled trail

Gaurav Gupta¹, Arun Paul², Gulam Anwar Naviwala³, Deepa Prakash⁴, Prijitha Alex⁵
¹ Department of Public Health Dentistry, RKDF Dental College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
² Department of Public Health Dentistry, KMCT Dental College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
³ Department of Public Health Dentistry, HKDET's Dental College and Hospital, Humnabad, Karnataka, India
⁴ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
⁵ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Educare Dental College and Hospital, Malappuram, Kerala, India

Correspondence Address:
Arun Paul
Department of Public Health Dentistry, KMCT Dental College, Mukkam, Manassery, Kozhikode - 673 602, Kerala
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/jdrr.jdrr_72_22

Introduction: Restorative dentistry has achieved remarkable developments in halting caries predominantly seen in pit and fissures. Flowable composite resin is predominantly used as pit-and-fissure sealants in recent years. The aim of our study was to compare the retentive properties of a flowable composite resin compared to a conventional sealant in 6–9 years school children over 18 months’ period. Materials and Methods: The study was a randomized controlled trail and conducted over a period of 18 months. Forty participants were randomly selected for this study from the private school. Flowable composite resin was used to seal the mandibular 1^st molars on one side and conventional resin sealant was used on the other side. Results: The differences in the retention status between the sealants after 12 and 18 months were found statistically significant with P = 0.02 and P = 0.03, respectively. When the retention status was compared within the materials at different intervals, it was found to be statistically significant (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Conventional resin-based sealants had better retention rate at 12 and 18 months’ duration than the flowable composite resin.

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