Primary study · included by 1 review

Enamel sealants: a clinical evaluation of their value during fixed appliance therapy

Banks 1994 · Banks P. A., Richmond S. · The European Journal of Orthodontics · 1994

doi:10.1093/ejo/16.1.19journal-article

Trial PICO

Not extracted yet. Trial-level population, intervention, comparator, outcomes and design will appear here after the trial extraction run. Until then, the reviews below describe the study.

Results

Not extracted yet. Per-trial results (events, means, effect and weight as each review's forest plot reports them) will appear here after the trial extraction run.

Included by

Efficacy of sealants and bonding materials during fixed orthodontic treatment to prevent enamel demineralization: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2021 · cited as Banks 1994 · Supplementary Table S3 (included studies); Reference [45]; Fig. 3

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment Sealant/coating agent WITH fluoride release applied to teeth with fixed appliances vs No sealant (untreated control teeth) · 3-27 months follow-up	RR 0.69 [0.46, 1.05]	3 studies · 1467 participants	Ungraded
Incidence of new white spot lesions by visual-tactile assessment Sealant vs No sealant · 3 to 27 months	RR 0.70 [0.53, 0.93]	6 studies · 2314 participants	Very low
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment Sealant/coating agent WITHOUT fluoride release applied to teeth with fixed appliances vs No sealant (untreated control teeth) · 3-27 months follow-up	RR 0.69 [0.49, 0.97]	3 studies · 847 participants	Ungraded
Initiation of white spot lesions (WSL), visual-tactile assessment Sealant or coating agent (with or without fluoride release) applied to teeth with fixed appliances vs No sealant (untreated control teeth) · 3-27 months follow-up	RR 0.70 [0.53, 0.93]	6 studies · 2314 participants	Very low

1 including review in total.