The differences of saliva pH before and after application of Bis-GMA resin based-pit and fissure sealant

• Main Authors: Ayub Irmadani Anwar, Alief Fadli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hasanuddin University 2016-06-01
• Series: Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
• Subjects: pH of saliva, Pit and fissure sealant application
• Online Access: http://jdmfs.org/index.php/jdmfs/article/view/155

Pit and fissure sealant applications is one way to prevent caries. One of the effective ingredient as a pit and fissure sealant is a Bis-GMA resin. One of the active components  of  Bis-GMA  resin  is  sodium  fluoride,  which is capable  of releasing fluoride ions to the tooth surface and able to improve the repair and remineralization process through the replacement  of  calcium and phosphate ions found in saliva to increase the pH of saliva. This study was to determine the effect of pit and fissure sealant applications made from Bis-GMA resin to pH of saliva in children aged 6-12 years. The study design is pre and post test with control group design. Saliva samples were derived from 15 pediatric patients has met the criteria. The pH of saliva were taken before and after the application of pit and fissure sealant made from Bis-GMA and measured with pH meter. This study used a non-parametric test, the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. The results of this study are also supported by the results of statistical tests showed p-: 0.005 (p<0.05) value, which means that there are significant differences in pH of saliva before and after the application of pit and fissure sealant made from Bis-GMA resin.