dental branch of azad university , narjes_amiri@yahoo.com
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Background and Aim: Pit and fissure sealant, as a part of community oral health program, is performed with the purpose of caries prevention (reduction) in the permanent teeth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the pit and fissure sealant performed in the community oral health program in caries prevention of the first permanent molars.
Materials &Methods : This research was performed in the form of a historical cohort study. The fissure sealant program has been started in the Community Center of Zahedan dental school since 2005. The dental status of children who attended in the sealant program (case group: n=134) was compared with the children from the same area who were not exposed to the program (control group: n=134) 3 years after the implementation of the program. The findings of dental caries in the case and control groups were analyzed by χ2 and t-test.
Results : The mean age of children at the time of sealant placement was 6.7 years and average of 38 months had passed after its placement. Dental caries in the case and control group was 14% and 21.6% respectively (p<0.001). The risk of caries incidence in control group in comparison of the case group was 1.5 (RR).
Conclusion : The pit and fissure sealant program was successful in caries prevention of occlusal surfaces, although it showed less effectiveness compared to other studies.
Keywords : pit and fissure sealant, caries prevention, community oral health program
Amiri tehrani zadeh N, Hashemi tabar M, Mehdinezhad Z. Evaluation the effect of the Fissure Sealant performed in the community center in occlusal Caries Prevention of the First Permanent Molars . J Res Dent Sci 2011; 8 (2) :96-101 URL: http://jrds.ir/article-1-60-en.html