Clinical evaluation of giomer- and resin-based fissure sealants on permanent molars affected by molar-incisor hypomineralization: a randomized clinical trial

Table 3 Clinical evaluation of the sealants according to anatomic form, marginal adaptation, surface texture, marginal discoloration and secondary caries

Category	Score	Follow-up
		1-Month		3-Month		6-Month		12-Month
		Group 1 (Conceal F) No. of teeth	Group 2 (BS) No. of teeth	Group 1 (Conceal F) No. of teeth	Group 2 (BS) No. of teeth	Group 1 (Conceal F) No. of teeth	Group 2 (BS) No. of teeth	Group 1 (Conseal F) No. of teeth	Group 2 (BS) No. of teeth
Anatomic Form	Alpha	42	12	31	6	27	3	23	1
	Bravo	7	11	14	7	13	8	11	3
	Charlie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marginal Adaptation	Alpha	41	12	30	5	26	2	22	0
	Bravo	8	11	15	8	14	9	12	4
	Charlie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Surface Texture	Alpha	48	19	41	11	35	9	31	1
	Bravo	1	4	4	2	5	2	3	3
	Charlie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marginal Discoloration	Alpha	49	23	45	13	39	10	33	3
	Bravo	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
	Charlie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Secondary Caries	Alpha	49	23	45	13	40	11	34	4
Secondary Caries	Charlie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total number of teeth evaluated*		49	23	45	13	40	11	34	4

*If the loss of sealant was determined at the follow-up (retention score = charlie), the restoration could not be evaluated in terms of the other USPHS criteria

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