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Clinical Oral Investigations
Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations 7/2017

01-09-2017 | Original Article

Effectiveness of pit and fissure sealants bonded with different adhesive systems: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Authors: Gizem Erbas Unverdi, Stephan Atilla Atac, Zafer Cavit Cehreli

Published in: Clinical Oral Investigations | Issue 7/2017

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Abstract

Objectives

To evaluate and compare the clinical retention of a resin-based fissure sealant placed with an intermediate layer of etch-and-rinse (ER) or self-etch (SE) adhesives.

Materials and methods

Two hundred twenty-eight sealants were placed in 57 children with previously unsealed, caries-free permanent first molars, employing a split-mouth design. The teeth were randomized into four groups (n = 57 teeth/groups) according to the adhesive system placed under the tested sealant (Delton FS+; Dentsply). Group 1 (control): no bonding agent (conventional acid-etch sealant); group 2: prior enamel etch + ER adhesive (XP Bond; Dentsply); group 3: SE adhesive (Clearfil SE Bond; Kuraray) without prior etching; and group 4: prior enamel etch + SE adhesive (Clearfil SE Bond). Clinical assessments were performed according to modified USPHS criteria at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. The data were analyzed statistically using Fisher’s Exact test, the Kaplan-Meier analysis, and the Log-rank test.

Results

At 24 months, sealants bonded with XP Bond and Clearfil SE Bond with prior enamel etching showed similar retention rates (p > 0.05), and these rates were significantly better than the rates of the conventional sealant and Clearfil-SE groups (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the retention rates of the latter two groups (p > 0.05). The cumulative survival rates on palatal/buccal surfaces showed similar outcomes as with occlusal surfaces: XP Bond (94%), Clearfil SE Bond + acid-etch (94%), conventional sealant (52%), and Clearfil SE Bond only (37%).

Conclusions

Application of the tested ER adhesive and the SE adhesive with enamel etching significantly improved the clinical retention of Delton-FS over the 24-month period.

Clinical relevance

The use of a resin-based fissure sealant placed with ER or SE adhesive with prior acid-etching yielded better retention than the conventional sealant over the 24-month period.
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Metadata
Title
Effectiveness of pit and fissure sealants bonded with different adhesive systems: a prospective randomized controlled trial
Authors
Gizem Erbas Unverdi
Stephan Atilla Atac
Zafer Cavit Cehreli
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Oral Investigations / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 1432-6981
Electronic ISSN: 1436-3771
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-016-2016-8

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