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Authors
Affiliation
1Department of Dentistry, Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha Government Medical College, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Consultant Orthodontist, Superior Smile Dental Clinic, Kanke Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India; 3Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India; 4Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; 5Department of Pediatric and Dentistry, The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; 6Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, MES Dental College, Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India; 7Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India; *Corresponding author
Shivani Mishra - E-mail:
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Shivani Singh - E-mail: shivaniallen2224@gmail.com; Phone: + 91
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M. S. Ratheesh - E-mail: dr_ratheeshms@yahoo.co.in; Phone; + 91
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Pratik Surana - E-mail: suranadrpratik@gmail.com; Phone: +91
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Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received February 1, 2026; Revised February 28, 2026; Accepted February 28, 2026, Published February 28, 2026
Abstract
The variable sealing ability of currently available pit and fissure sealants remains a major challenge in preventing occlusal caries in susceptible teeth. Microleakage at the tooth–sealant interface compromises retention and caries-preventive effectiveness, thereby affecting long-term clinical success. Therefore, it was of interest to compare microleakage in three pit and fissure sealants using 30 extracted permanent premolars divided into resin-based, glass ionomer and nano-silver-reinforced groups (n = 10). Following application, thermocycling and dye immersion, samples were evaluated under a stereomicroscope. Glass ionomer showed the highest microleakage, whereas the nano-silver-reinforced sealant showed the least.
Keywords
Microleakage, pit and fissure sealants, nano silver reinforced sealant
Citation
Mishra et al. Bioinformation 22(2): 744-748 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
