Keywords
Dental caries
Dentin
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Abstract
This study aimed to conduct a literature review about the use of dental caries sealing as a minimally invasive alternative. For this purpose, a bibliographic search was performed in the PubMed and Science Direct databases, using the descriptors "Fissure Sealants" and "Dental caries" combined by the Boolean operator AND. A total of 214 articles were found, which after a critical reading of titles and abstracts, 12 of these were selected, all in English and published in the last 10 years. The results obtained through the literature showed the efficacy of the sealing materials in superficial lesions of caries in dentin, taking into account factors such as the location of the lesion with a maximum opening of 3 mm and with a medium depth cavity. The application of this technique has been effective, however, it is necessary to carry out further studies in order to better elucidate its practice and clinical activity.
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