Seal or Varnish? A randomised controlled trial to determine the relative cost and effectiveness of pit and fissure sealant and fluoride varnish in preventing dental decay | Zendy

Ivor G. Chestnutt | Zendy; Simon Hutchings | Zendy; Rebecca Playle | Zendy; Sarah MorganTrimmer | Zendy; Deborah Fitzsimmons | Zendy; Nadine Aawar | Zendy; Lianna Angel | Zendy; Sharron Derrick | Zendy; Cheney Drew | Zendy; Ceri Hoddell | Zendy; Kerenza Hood | Zendy; Ioan Humphreys | Zendy; Nigel Kirby | Zendy; Mandy Lau | Zendy; Catherine Lisles | Zendy; Maria Morgan | Zendy; Simon Murphy | Zendy; Jacqueline Nuttall | Zendy; Kateryna Onishchenko | Zendy; Ceri Phillips | Zendy; Timothy Pickles | Zendy; Charlotte Scoble | Zendy; Julia Townson | Zendy; Beverley Withers | Zendy; Barbara Chadwick | Zendy

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Seal or Varnish? A randomised controlled trial to determine the relative cost and effectiveness of pit and fissure sealant and fluoride varnish in preventing dental decay

Author(s) -

Ivor G. Chestnutt,

Simon Hutchings,

Rebecca Playle,

Sarah MorganTrimmer,

Deborah Fitzsimmons,

Nadine Aawar,

Lianna Angel,

Sharron Derrick,

Cheney Drew,

Ceri Hoddell,

Kerenza Hood,

Ioan Humphreys,

Nigel Kirby,

Mandy Lau,

Catherine Lisles,

Maria Morgan,

Simon Murphy,

Jacqueline Nuttall,

Kateryna Onishchenko,

Ceri Phillips,

Timothy Pickles,

Charlotte Scoble,

Julia Townson,

Beverley Withers,

Barbara Chadwick

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

health technology assessment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.426

H-Index - 126

eISSN - 2046-4924

pISSN - 1366-5278

DOI - 10.3310/hta21210

Subject(s) - fluoride varnish , varnish , sealant , medicine , dentistry , seal (emblem) , fluoride , fissure , composite material , materials science , archaeology , chemistry , coating , inorganic chemistry , history

Fissure sealant (FS) and fluoride varnish (FV) have been shown to be effective in preventing dental caries when tested against a no-treatment control. However, the relative clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of these interventions is unknown.

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