Trends in the Use of Pit and Fissure Sealants in Adolescents and Their Impact on the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) Index: An Ecological Study in Mexico.

Cureus · 2024 · PMC11578681 · PMID 39569227

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For comparison, a study conducted on Asian-American children in the USA from 2016 to 2020 found a decreasing trend in PFS use [ 32 ].

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