The effectiveness of fluoride varnish versus pit and fissure sealant for the prevention of caries in children of primary health care

Completed

Conditions: Occlusal caries
Oral Health
Caries

Registration Number: ISRCTN81071356

Lead Sponsor: niversidad de Chile (Chile)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 386

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children of both sexes, 6 years old on average (or already in the process of eruption of first permanent molars)
2. Socio-economic levels belonging to medium-low or low status
3. Presenting at least one of the first permanent molars compatible with the application of materials, and free of clinically detectable caries (with exposed dentine) or fillings at the time of the beginning of the study
4. Who are willing to participate in the study, confirmed that by signing the informed consent letter for parents

Exclusion Criteria

Children that need some kind of special attention, as a procedure under general anaesthesia, presence of systemic disease or neurological limitations that impede their attention by a general dentist.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Early stages of the process of occlusal caries in molars, prior to the formation of cavity with obvious dentine exposure, made on the basis of the criteria proposed by the International Caries Detection and Assessment System Coordinating Committee (ICDAS II).<br><br>All outcomes measured in July 2010.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Proportion of loss for the pit and fissure sealants in a period of 1 year follow up<br>2. Partial and total loss of pit and fissure sealants on the occlusal surface of permanent first molars, through visual examination<br><br>All outcomes measured in July 2010.