"Pit and Fissure Sealants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Agents used to occlude dental enamel pits and fissures in the prevention of dental caries.
| Descriptor ID |
D010895
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D25.339.773 J01.637.051.339.773
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| Concept/Terms |
Pit and Fissure Sealants- Pit and Fissure Sealants
- Pit Fissure Sealants
- Fissure Sealants, Pit
- Sealants, Pit Fissure
- Sealants, Dental
- Dental Sealants
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pit and Fissure Sealants" by people in Profiles.
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Mattheus D, Loos JR, Vogeler A. The Development and Implementation of a School-Based Dental Sealant Program for Hawaii Public Schools. J Sch Health. 2024 01; 94(1):87-95.
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Akinlotan M, Chen B, Fontanilla TM, Chen A, Fan VY. Economic evaluation of dental sealants: A systematic literature review. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2018 02; 46(1):38-46.