Caries-preventive effect of glass ionomer and resin-based fissure sealants on permanent teeth: An update of systematic review evidence.

BMC Res Notes · 2011 · PMC3041989 · PMID 21276215

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Cumulative meta-analysis In order to investigate whether a possible trend may be assumed in the comparison of GIC and resin, the chronological results from 5 datasets, concerning sealed teeth after 2 years (DS 06), 2-3 years (DS 21), 3 years (DS 04,27) and 3.64 years (DS 05) [ 20 - 22 , 27 , 31 ], were included in a cumulative meta-analysis and its results were generated in the form of a forest plot (Figure 4 ).

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