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2 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Oral Health

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Glass ionomer-based sealant vs No sealant (control/no treatment)

Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · Children with caries-free primary first molars (with or without caries on other teeth), aged 1-5 years (paediatric clinic/dental school,…

Glass ionomer-based sealant may leads to lower development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) compared with no sealant (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Sealants for preventing dental caries in primary teeth 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
6-12 months
OR 0.033 [0.007, 0.149]
1 study · 107 participants
Low
Sealants for preventing dental caries in primary teeth 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
12-30 months
OR 0.97 [0.63, 1.49]
1 study · 449 participants
Low

Glass ionomer-based sealant vs Resin-based sealant

Development of >=1 new carious lesion (caries incidence) · 'Healthy' children with caries-free second primary molars, aged 3-5 years (schools and kindergartens, India and China)

1 finding from 1 review

Sealants for preventing dental caries in primary teeth 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
6-24 months
N/A - insufficient quantitative information available; 200 (2 studies). Comments: Due to the methods of data collection, analysis and reporting we were unable to provide any quantitative estimates. Fei 2011 narrative:…
2 studies · 200 participants
Very low