Atraumatic restorative treatment - glass ionomer sealants survival after a postgraduate training program in Ecuador: 2-year follow-up
| Autor: | Edisson Lopez Rios, Ivana Márcia Alves Diniz, Oswaldo Ruiz, Márcia Martins Marques |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, Vol 58, Iss 1, Pp 49-53 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4324 1516-8913 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S1516-8913201502744 |
| Popis: | This study aimed to evaluate the survival of atraumatic restorative treatment high-viscosity glass ionomer sealants (ART-hvGIS) and its relationship with carious lesions incidence in underserved communities of Ecuador. A total of 483 first permanent molars with ART-hvGIS were included after treatment, in which fifteen students of the First Preventive Dentistry Post Graduate Program of Universidad Central del Ecuador assisted 176 schoolchildren, from 5 to 12 year-old. All the students had previously participated in a training course in ART approach. After one and two years follow-up, schoolchildren were reevaluated in relation to sealants retention and new carious lesions development. After first year of evaluation ART-hvGIS retention rate was about 30% and after second year 20%. Incidence of carious lesions was 4.0 and 3.4% after first and second periods, respectively. Although there was an extensive ART-hvGIS loss, carious lesions incidence was low in both the periods of evaluation. ART-hvGIS might be an important key to prevent tooth decay in underserved communities. |
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