Longitudinal Study on Sealing of Progressing Occlusal Caries Lesions in Adolescents

Autor: Bittencourt, Patricia F, Aimée, Nicole R, Queiroz, Amanda C, Mestrinho, Heliana D, Carvalho, Joana Christina, 65th ORCA Congress
Přispěvatelé: UCL - SSS/IRSS - Institut de recherche santé et société, UCL - (SLuc) Service de dentisterie pédiatrique et de soins dentaires aux handicapés
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
Zdroj: Caries Research, Vol. 52, no.6, p. 492 (2018)
Popis: The aim of this study was to assess after 1 year the efficacy of sealing progressing occlusal caries lesions in Brazilian adolescents enrolled in a comprehensive Oral Health Care Program. At the 2-year follow-up of the controlled clinical trial (n = 500), 46 adolescents, 12–17 year-old, showed caries progression that potentially could be treated with sealants. A total of 53 occlusal lesions clinically diagnosed as active non-cavitated lesion (5.7%), small active cavitated lesion (66.0%), inactive non-cavitated lesion (9.4%) and small inactive cavitated lesions (18.9%) were all indicated for sealing [...]
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