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Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish

Time taken to apply pit and fissure sealant or fluoride varnish · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)

1 finding from 1 review

Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and… 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
Splieth 2001: total time for sealing and resealing two teeth averaged 29 minutes over 2 years (about 17 minutes initial sealants); each fluoride varnish application under 3 minutes (total 9 minutes).
1 study
GRADE not reported

Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish

Number of visits to the dentist for repair of sealant or fluoride varnish application · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and… 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
The study (Splieth 2001) did not measure the number of visits to the dentist for repair of sealant or fluoride varnish application.
0 studies
No studies found

Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish

Progression of dentinal carious lesions into enamel or dentine · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and… 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
The study (Splieth 2001) did not report progression of dentinal carious lesions into enamel or dentine.
0 studies
No studies found

Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish

Changes in decayed, missing and filled (DMF) figures at whole-mouth level · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)

1 finding from 1 review

Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and… 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
2 years
Splieth 2001: whole-mouth mean DMFS increased from 0.2 to 0.6 after 1 year and to 1.1 after 2 years; most caries on occlusal surfaces of first permanent molars (50.9%).
1 study · 92 participants
GRADE not reported

Resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish vs Fluoride varnish

Dentine caries in permanent molars (24 months) · Children and adolescents (general population, aged under 20 years)

It is very uncertain whether resin-based fissure sealant plus fluoride varnish changes dentine caries in permanent molars (yes/no) compared with fluoride varnish alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and… 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes
2 years
OR 0.30 [0.17, 0.55]
1 study · 92 participants
Very low