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Honkala S, ElSalhy M, Shyama M, Al-Mutawa SA, Boodai H, Honkala E. Sealant versus Fluoride in Primary Molars of Kindergarten Children Regularly Receiving Fluoride Varnish: One-Year Randomized Clinical Trial Follow-Up. Caries Res. 2015;49(4):458-66.
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Prabakar J, John J, Arumugham IM, Kumar RP, Srisakthi D. Comparative Evaluation of Retention, Cariostatic Effect and Discoloration of Conventional and Hydrophilic Sealants - A Single Blinded Randomized Split Mouth Clinical Trial. Contemp Clin Dent. 2018 Sep;9(Suppl 2):S233-S239.
Al-Jobair A, Al-Hammad N, Alsadhan S, Salama F. Retention and caries-preventive effect of glass ionomer and resin-based sealants: An 18-month-randomized clinical trial. Dent Mater J. 2017 Sep 26;36(5):654-661.
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Chestnutt IG, Hutchings S, Playle R, Morgan-Trimmer S, Fitzsimmons D, Aawar N, Angel L, Derrick S, Drew C, Hoddell C, Hood K, Humphreys I, Kirby N, Lau TMM, Lisles C, Morgan MZ, Murphy S, Nuttall J, Onishchenko K, Phillips C, Pickles T, Scoble C, Townson J, Withers B, Chadwick BL. Seal or Varnish? A randomised controlled trial to determine the relative cost and effectiveness of pit and fissure sealant and fluoride varnish in preventing dental decay. Health Technol Assess. 2017 Apr;21(21):1-256.
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Clinical indication(s) / Claim(s)
Verbatim per manufacturer's Instructions-for-use (IFU) sheet
Claim 1: Sealing the enamel pits and fissures of teeth to aid in the prevention of caries.
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Reddy VR, Chowdhary N, Mukunda KS, Kiran NK, Kavyarani BS, Pradeep MC. Retention of resin-based filled and unfilled pit and fissure sealants: A comparative clinical study. Contemp Clin Dent. 2015 Mar;6(Suppl 1):S18-23.
Tripodi D, Filippakos A, Piattelli A, D'Ercole S, Perrotti V. Wear of dental sealing materials using the replication technique. Eur J Paediatr Dent. 2011 Jun;12(2):95-8.
Goldman AS, Chen X, Fan M, Frencken JE. Methods and preliminary findings of a cost-effectiveness study of glass-ionomer-based and composite resin sealant materials after 2 yr. Eur J Oral Sci. 2014 Jun;122(3):230-7.
Goldman AS, Chen X, Fan M, Frencken JE. Cost-effectiveness, in a randomized trial, of glass-ionomer-based and resin sealant materials after 4 yr. Eur J Oral Sci. 2016 Oct;124(5):472-479.
Kumaran P. Clinical evaluation of the retention of different pit and fissure sealants: a 1-year study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2013 Sep;6(3):183-7.
Hassan AM, Mohammed SG. Effectiveness of Seven Types of Sealants: Retention after One Year. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2019 Mar-Apr;12(2):96-100.
Morales-Chávez MC, Nualart-Grollmus ZC. Retention of a resin-based sealant and a glass ionomer used as a fissure sealant in children with special needs. J Clin Exp Dent. 2014 Dec 1;6(5):e551-5.
Singh C, Kaur K, Kapoor K. Retention of pit and fissure sealant versus flowable composite: An in vivo one-year comparative evaluation. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2019 Oct-Dec;37(4):372-377.
Zhang W, Chen X, Fan M, Mulder J, Frencken JE. Retention Rate of Four Different Sealant Materials after Four Years. Oral Health Prev Dent. 2017;15(4):307-314.
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