One-year clinical evaluation of the retention of resin and glass ionomer sealants on permanent first molars in children

• Main Authors: Kamila Prado Graciano (Author), Marcos Ribeiro Moysés (Author), José Carlos Ribeiro (Author), Camila A. Pazzini (Author), Camilo Aquino Melgaço (Author), Joana Ramos-Jorge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To compare the retention of glass ionomer cement (GIC) used as fissure sealant with a resinbased sealant. Methods: Six- to nine-year-old children (n=96) with all permanent first molars in occlusion were examined and assigned to two groups: GIC sealant or resin-based sealant. The sealants were a...