Sealants are superior to control without sealants or fluoride varnishes in terms of effectiveness and safety in halting or preventing the progression of non-cavitated carious lesions. To learn more about the relative qualities of the various kinds of sealant materials, more research is required.
Sealants had a lower risk of developing carious lesions in the occlusal surfaces of permanent molars than those who did not (odds ratio [OR], 0.15; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], 0.08-0.27). The authors discovered that sealants decreased the incidence of carious lesions after 7 or more years of follow-up when they reviewed studies whose researchers had compared sealants with fluoride varnishes (OR, 0.19; 95 percent CI, 0.07-0.51); however, this finding was supported by low-quality evidence. The authors were unable to establish a hierarchy of efficacy among the studies whose researchers had made side-by-side comparisons based on the available evidence.
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes are used to code items, equipment, drugs, and supplies (such as wheelchairs, walkers, wound care dressings, IV nutrition or oxygen used in the home).
