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Table 3 Sealant abatement: Percentages of teeth with sealant scores higher than 0 in sub-groups with adequate or inadequate oral hygiene (negative or positive API scores)

From: In-vivo durability of a fluoride-releasing sealant (OpalSeal) for protection against white-spot lesion formation in orthodontic patients

Tooth type #

Time

Teeth with sealant score 1 or higher (%)

 
  

Negative API

Positive API

1

0

100

100

1

1

92.59

93.02

1

2

83.33

77.91

1

3

75.93

70.93

1

4

66.67

59.30

1

5

53.70

54.65

2

0

100

100

2

1

100

90.11

2

2

93.62

71.43

2

3

78.72

67.03

2

4

63.83

59.34

2

5

40.43

56.04

3

0

100

100

3

1

90.91

91.84

3

2

80.00

77.55

3

3

70.91

65.31

3

4

56.36

61.23

3

5

40.00

48.98

4

0

100

100

4

1

95.56

92.59

4

2

83.33

79.01

4

3

70.00

72.84

4

4

58.89

66.67

4

5

46.67

51.85

5

0

100

100

5

1

84.09

88.46

5

2

61.36

73.08

5

3

46.59

65.38

5

4

39.77

61.54

5

5

37.50

34.62

6

0

100

100

6

1

66.67

85.29

6

2

51.39

67.65

6

3

44.44

50.00

6

4

30.56

26.47

6

5

20.83

14.71