Table 5 Cumulative survival percentages and SEs of sealants that have been completely and partially retained in pits and fissures of occlusal surfaces in the first permanent molars over 2 years, assessed through visual clinical examination and from replicas according to the modified survival categorisation by group of sealant /%
Survival percentage±SE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HVGI (n=88) | HVGI+LED (n=97) | Glass carboner (n=89) | Resin composite (n=96) | |||||
Time point/year | Clinical | Replication | Clinical | Replication | Clinical | Replication | Clinical | Replication |
0.5 | 83.0±5.0 | 78.4±5.2 | 83.5±4.6 | 72.4±5.1b | 33.7±4.9 | 42.7±5.3a | 88.5±4.2 | 88.8±4.1 |
2 | 69.3±5.5 | 61.4±5.6 | 67.8±5.3 | 60.2±5.3 | 12.4±3.0 | 15.7±3.4 | 79.2±4.9 | 86.7±4.3 |
2 | 52.0±5.6 | 48.4±5.5 | 46.6±5.2 | 44.6±5.1 | 3.7±1.3 | 5.6±1.8 | 54.9±5.4 | 74.3±5.1c |