期刊名称：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
电子版ISSN：1308-5581
出版年度：2022
卷号：14
期号：2
页码：829-852
DOI：10.9756/INT-JECSE/V14I2.072
语种：English
出版社：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
摘要：One of the most frequently occurring oral health problems among is dental caries.It is a microbial disease that is caused by the activity of the bacterial biofilm due to the breakdown of food particles and the production of acid, which in turn leads to the dissolution of tooth enamel.A pit is a hollow or an indentation found at the junction of developmental grooves.A fissure is a deep opening or slit between adjacent cusps.Ninety percent of the carious lesions occurring in permanent posterior teeth involve the pit and fissures. Hence, the study was conducted with the aim to determine the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hydrophilic Pit and Fissure sealant among dental practitioners MATERIALS AND METHOD- A set of 16 questions were circulated among the Dental practitioners which was done in an online forum Google Forms to avoid discussion and false results, thereby no bias is evidenced in the study. A total of 100 responses were collected and data were entered into an Excel sheet followed by statistical analysis done in SPSS by IBM. The statistical test used is Chi-square test. RESULT- From the survey we obtained that 29% of the Dental practitioners are grouped under the age 23-30 years ,37% under 31-45 years and 34% under <40 years. 55% of the dental practitioners who attended the survey were Females and 45% of them were Males. 54% were BDS graduates and 46% were MDS graduates.42% of them had clinical experience less than <5 years, 36% had clinical experience of 5-10 years and 22% of them had clinical experience more than 10 years. Responses received from BDS graduates (26%) students seem to be comparatively not significant with association of higher level of education and types of sealants used in clinical practices(p>0.05). 28% of the BDS graduates are aware Dental sealants are used to prevent caries, there is no significant association of the highest level of education with the advantage of Dental sealants (p>0.05). CONCLUSION- The study concludes that Dental practitioners were aware of hydrophilic sealants . There was a significant association between the highest level of education and usage of hydrophilic sealants in clinical practice (p<0.05).
关键词：Pit and fissure;Hydrophilic sealant;micro leakage;resin;retention
