A clinical trial to see the effect of occlusal pit and fissure sealant in preventing and arresting the caries incidence among adult population.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K025- Dental caries on pit and fissure surface
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/09/028036
- Lead Sponsor
- Smriti Jha
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1.Healthy patients between the age group of 19-40 years.
2.Patients diagnosed as moderate or high caries risk according to caries risk assigned by CAMBRA
3. Contralateral pair of periodontally sound maxillary/mandibular first and second molar teeth requiring pit and fissure sealants according to ICDAS II(score 0-2)
4. Radiographically the lesion limited to outer 1/3rd of dentin.
5. Molar-supported permanent dentitions free of any edentulous spaces and occlusal interferences.
1.Patients having allergies or adverse medical history
2.Patient with any intrinsic staining of the teeth and any existing tooth-coloured restorations
3.Patient having a history of bruxism/ attrition
4.Patient under low and extreme caries risk
5.Patients with absence of adjacent and antagonist teeth
Clinically detectable caries (ICDAS II code 3-6)
Radiographically lesion extending beyond outer 1/3rd of dentin
Teeth with periodontal problems
Teeth formerly subjected to vital pulp therapy.
Teeth in cross bite, deep bite and/or other malocclusions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Caries IncidenceTimepoint: 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sealant RetentionTimepoint: 3 months follow up