Title

Comparative microleakage analysis of giomer versus conventional resin-based fluoride-releasing pit and fissure sealants: An in vitro study

Authors

Prajakta Ganesh Chougule¹, Deepashree Paul², Shreya Gill^3,*, Perisetty Dinesh Kumar⁴, Dipti Choksi⁵, Rodda Rajashekhar⁶ & Pratik Surana⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College & Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Dentistry, IQ CITY Medical College, Durgapur, West Bengal, India; ³Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Winchester Dental Care, Virginia, USA; ⁴Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Narayana Dental College & Hospital, Chintha Reddy Palem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India; ⁵Department Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Science, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India; ⁶Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India; ⁷Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Prajakta Ganesh Chougule - E-mail: drprajaktapatil8343@gmail.com; + 91 9975998322

Deepashree Paul - E-mail: dr.dpaul@hotmail.com; 9874621876

Shreya Gill - E-mail: shreyagill101@gmail.com; Phone: +91 92171 14304

Perisetty Dinesh Kumar - E-mail: drdinesh.gdc@gmail.com; +91 9618214383

Dipti Choksi - E-mail: diptichoksi.fods@ddu.ac.in; +91 9426341405

Rodda Rajashekhar - E-mail: rajrodda@gmail.com; +91 9966166794

Pratik Surana - E-mail: suranadrpratik@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8871310111

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026
 

Abstract

Microleakage remains a significant challenge affecting the long-term retention and cariostatic effectiveness of pit and fissure sealants. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the microleakage of fluoride-releasing sealants on premolars. Forty extracted non-carious premolars were allocated into an experimental group (giomer-based) and a control group (conventional resin-based). After thermocycling and dye penetration analysis, the experimental material demonstrated lower microleakage compared to the conventional material. Thus, data shows the giomer-based fluoride-releasing sealants exhibited superior marginal sealing ability compared to conventional resin-based sealants.

Keywords

Pit and fissure sealants, microleakage, giomer

Citation

Chougule et al. Bioinformation 22(7): 3983-3987 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

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.