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 /%

From: Comparison between visual clinical examination and the replica method for assessments of sealant retention over a 2-year period

 

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

  1. HVGI, high-viscosity glass ionomer; LED, light-emitting diode; n, number of teeth (longitudinal sets of data); SE, standard error.
  2. aP<0.03.
  3. bP=0.01.
  4. cP<0.000 1.