Fissure, Dental Clinical Trial
Official title:
Comparison of Six Months Retention of Bonded Amalgam Sealants Versus Resin-based Sealants: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Dental caries, is one of the major public health problem in Pakistan. Dental sealants are
known cost effective preventive measure of dental caries as compared to other preventive
measures. Resin based sealants, is a proven treatment of pits and fissure sealants but
retention is still problem. This trial will assess the use of amalgam sealants as an
effective and retentive preventive measure in preventing dental caries in children as
compared to the standard resin-based sealants. The findings of this randomized controlled
trial will be used to raise awareness among the health care professionals, help them to
choose amalgam sealants as an effective caries prevention method thereby reducing the burden
of cost as amalgam is cheaper material compared to resin-based sealants.
The research question Is there any difference in the six months retention of bonded amalgam
sealants compared to resin-based sealants among 12 to 16 years old children in Karachi
Objective:
To compare the six month retention of bonded amalgam sealants with that of resin-based
sealants among 12 to 16 year old children in Karachi
Methods:
The study design will be parallel group, equivalence randomized controlled trial. Aim is to
determine the equality of the Amalgam sealants retention compared to resin based sealants
retention.
Outcome:
The primary outcome will be Retention, divided into Complete Retention, Partial Retention and
Dislodgement of the sealant material.
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