Question · asked by 1 review
ART sealant using high-viscosity glass ionomer (press-finger technique) vs No comparator: Retention of sealant (complete or partial retention)
- Population
- Pits and fissures of permanent (posterior) teeth
- Intervention
- ART sealant using high-viscosity glass ionomer (press-finger technique)
- Comparison
- No comparator
- Outcome
- Retention of sealant (complete or partial retention)
High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants showed 4-year retention of 68% (95% CI 61-75%); evidence ungraded.
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 6 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
ART sealant using high-viscosity glass ionomer (press-finger technique) vs None (single-arm survival proportion; no comparator) Sealant retention (partially and fully retained) · Pits and fissures of permanent (posterior) teeth · 4 years, Dental clinics, primary schools and field settings across 18 countries, partially and fully retained high-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants in permanent dentitions, 4 years High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants showed 4-year retention of 68% (95% CI 61-75%); evidence ungraded. Survival of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) sealants and restorations: a meta-analysis. (2011) All outcomes | Proportion 0.68 [0.61, 0.75] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
ART sealant using high-viscosity glass ionomer (press-finger technique) vs None (single-arm survival proportion; no comparator) Sealant retention (partially and fully retained) · Pits and fissures of permanent (posterior) teeth · 2 years, Dental clinics, primary schools and field settings across 18 countries, partially and fully retained high-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants in permanent dentitions, 2 years High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants showed 2-year retention of 82% (95% CI 77-86%); evidence ungraded. Survival of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) sealants and restorations: a meta-analysis. (2011) All outcomes | Proportion 0.82 [0.77, 0.86] | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
ART sealant using high-viscosity glass ionomer (press-finger technique) vs None (single-arm survival proportion; no comparator) Sealant retention (partially and fully retained) · Pits and fissures of permanent (posterior) teeth · 3 years, Dental clinics, primary schools and field settings across 18 countries, partially and fully retained high-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants in permanent dentitions, 3 years High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants showed 3-year retention of 72% (95% CI 72-86%); evidence ungraded. Survival of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) sealants and restorations: a meta-analysis. (2011) All outcomes | Proportion 0.72 [0.72, 0.86] | 2 studies | GRADE not reported |
ART sealant using high-viscosity glass ionomer (press-finger technique) vs None (single-arm survival proportion; no comparator) Sealant retention (partially and fully retained) · Pits and fissures of permanent (posterior) teeth · 1 year, Dental clinics, primary schools and field settings across 18 countries, partially and fully retained high-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants in permanent dentitions, 1 year High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants showed 1-year retention of 75% (95% CI 51-91%); evidence ungraded. Survival of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) sealants and restorations: a meta-analysis. (2011) All outcomes | Proportion 0.75 [0.51, 0.91] | 3 studies | GRADE not reported |
ART sealant using high-viscosity glass ionomer (press-finger technique) vs None (single-arm survival proportion; no comparator) Sealant retention (partially and fully retained) · Pits and fissures of permanent (posterior) teeth · 5 years, Dental clinics, primary schools and field settings across 18 countries, partially and fully retained high-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants in permanent dentitions, 5 years High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants showed 5-year retention of 63% (95% CI 56-70%); evidence ungraded. Survival of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) sealants and restorations: a meta-analysis. (2011) All outcomes | Proportion 0.63 [0.56, 0.70] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
ART sealant using high-viscosity glass ionomer (press-finger technique) vs None (single-arm survival proportion; no comparator) Sealant retention (partially and fully retained) · Pits and fissures of permanent (posterior) teeth · 6 years, Dental clinics, primary schools and field settings across 18 countries, partially and fully retained high-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants in permanent dentitions, 6 years High-viscosity glass-ionomer ART sealants showed 6-year retention of 59% (95% CI 51-67%); evidence ungraded. Survival of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) sealants and restorations: a meta-analysis. (2011) All outcomes | Proportion 0.59 [0.51, 0.67] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survival of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) sealants and restorations: a meta-analysis. 2012 All outcomes | All publications listed until 1 February 2010 | 29 | Critically Low / Critically Low |
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