Comparison of effectiveness of traditional acid etching and of the self-etching agent in sealant retention: A randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Imran Pasha Mohammed (Author), Bushra Naaz Fathima Jaleel (Author), S S Hiremath (Author), C Manjunath (Author), Umme Amarah (Author), Archana Krishnamoorthy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The caries-preventive effect of pit and fissure sealants was demonstrated in the 1970s and the 1980s with randomized clinical trials using parallel groups or split-mouth designs. In new self-etching (SE) adhesive systems, rinsing and drying steps are eliminated which have made etching...