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Pit and Fissure Sealants

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Editors:
  1. Katrin Bekes

    1. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

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  • Describes the morphology of pits and fissures and the available types of sealant

  • Discusses the role of sealants in prevention of caries

  • Provides step-by-step accounts of clinical procedures for fissure sealing

  • Written by acknowledged experts in the field

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Trends in Caries Epidemiology in Children

    • Ulrich Schiffner
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Morphology of Pits and Fissures

    • Katrin Bekes, Stefan Tangl, Anton Dobsak, Reinhard Gruber
    Pages 11-21

  4. Pit and Fissure Sealants

    • Sotiria Gizani
    Pages 23-34

  5. The Role of Pit and Fissure Sealants in the Prevention of Dental Caries

    • Luigi Paglia, Gianmaria Ferrazzano, Matteo Beretta
    Pages 35-50

  6. Detection of Occlusal Caries

    • Klaus W. Neuhaus
    Pages 51-67

  7. Which Teeth Have to Be Sealed?

    • Spyridon N. Papageorgiou, Hubertus van Waes
    Pages 69-89

  8. Clinical Recommendations for the Placement of Pit and Fissure Sealants

    • Katrin Bekes, Christian Hirsch
    Pages 91-105

  9. Alternative Techniques for Pit and Fissure Sealings

    • Katrin Bekes
    Pages 107-116

  10. Sealing of Non-cavitated Carious Fissures

    • Barbara Cvikl, Katrin Bekes
    Pages 117-126

  11. Therapeutic Fissure Sealing

    • Norbert Krämer, Roland Frankenberger
    Pages 127-146

  12. Retention of Fissure Sealants

    • Falk Schwendicke, Gerd Göstemeyer
    Pages 147-159

  13. Decision, Risk, and Health Economic Analyses of Fissure Sealings

    • Falk Schwendicke
    Pages 161-179
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About this book

This book provides wide-ranging information on current clinical and scientific knowledge on the various aspects of fissure sealing. Trends in the epidemiology of caries are first examined, followed by thorough description of the morphology of pits and fissures and types of sealant. The role of sealants in the prevention of caries is discussed. Diagnostic parameters are presented, along with step-by-step descriptions of clinical procedures for fissure sealing. Chapters are also included on alternative techniques of fissure sealing, sealing of carious fissures, and therapeutic fissure sealing. The final chapter in the book focuses on the cost effectiveness of the procedure.

Tooth surfaces with pits and fissures are particularly vulnerable to caries development. Sealants were developed to help manage these sites of the tooth and safeguard the surfaces from decay. This book has been written by acknowledged experts in the field. It will be of value for all dental professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of current knowledge on the science and the clinical application of pit and fissure sealants.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Katrin Bekes

About the editor

Katrin Bekes, DMD, PhD (Dr. med. dent. habil.), MME, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Dr. Bekes graduated from Dental School at Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany in 2002. She submitted her DMD thesis (Dr. med. dent.) the following year and later gained her PhD in Dental Medicine (2012). She completed a Master of Medical Education at the University of Heidelberg in 2016. After graduating, Dr. Bekes was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology at Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany and prior to taking up her present position she was an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatric Dentistry at that university. Dr. Bekes has been General Secretary of the German Association of Paediatric Dentistry since 2008 and is also a board member of the Foundation of Innovative Dentistry (Germany). She has authored or co-authored almost 80 peer-reviewed publications (including those published online) and is an editorial board member for the journals Clinical Oral Investigations and Oralprophylaxe & Kinderzahnheilkunde. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pit and Fissure Sealants

  • Editors: Katrin Bekes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71979-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71978-8Published: 15 March 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10140-4Published: 26 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71979-5Published: 27 February 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 179

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 68 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Dentistry

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