THE USE OF DENTAL SEALING IN CLUJ, ROMANIA: FREQUENCY, MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES - A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY

Abstract

Aims.  Dental decay is a condition, that involve both temporary and permanent dentitions. Prophylactic methods for dental decays consists of: dental sealing, use of fluorides, oral hygiene and healthy diet habits. This article focuses on the frequency, dental materials and techniques used for caries prophylaxis by using dental sealing in Cluj County.

Materials and methods. The study used a set of questionnaires that was applied to 175 doctors from Cluj. The questionnaire contained 11 questions and it was delivered to the doctors personally or by the internet.

Results. From the interviewed dentists 85.7 % use dental sealing and 86.7% use materials based on composite resins in this respect. For diagnostic purposes,76% of the dentists use inspection and palpation, 68.66% use cotton rolls and aspiration for isolation, 74% use professional brushing, 74% call back the patient after 6 months for a check-up and 60 % of the doctors redo the sealing if the sealant is partially or entirely lost or they perform a filling if a secondary decay appeared.

Conclusions. Most of the interviewed dentists perform dental sealing and consider it as a good caries prophylaxis method. Also, most of them use a material based on composite resins as pit and fissure sealant. The techniques for this procedure are different among the interviewed dentists.