Procedimiento y técnicas del uso de los sellantes de fosas y fisuras

Abstract:

Dental decay is one of the most important problems within the Public Oral Health. Taking into account this context, there is a necessity of using complementary methods for its control. Pit and fissures sealants represent one of the most effective preventive interventions in dentistry, being considered as a contribution to the public health interventions. Nevertheless, there are no consistent evidences about their true effectiveness and impact in the prevention of caries. These inconsistencies could be due to the presence of bias or the heterogeneity of the studies available in literature. Thus, we propose to make a review with the aim to evaluate the methodological quality of clinical trials using pit and fissure sealants. A search of studies between 1990 and 2012 was conducted and 18 clinical trials that fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were found. The studies included were obtained and evaluated by a single reviewer. This review concludes that the evidence that guarantees the use of this intervention is methodologically poor. These findings may stimulate the professionals to clarify the truth referring to the effectiveness of sealants, before applying it indiscriminately. The accomplishment of new clinical trials executed with an appropriate methodological design and statistical analysis is recommended, generating reliable results for the decision making that guides the Public Health Policies.

Año de publicación:

2014

Keywords:

• OPERATORIA DENTAL
• CARIES DENTALES - PREVENCION
• EPIDEMIOLOGÍA
• SELLADORES DE FOSAS Y FISURAS

Fuente:

rraae