Adhesion of three types of fissure sealant in saliva-contaminated and noncontaminated conditions: an in vitro study.
Mahtab MemarpourAzade RafieeFereshteh ShafieiTayebeh DorudizadehSahba KamranPublished in: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (2021)
Neither cotton pellet-drying nor air-drying effectively removed saliva from the contaminated enamel surface. Glass ionomer-based FS showed the highest PM and the lowest SBS in contaminated and noncontaminated conditions. The highest SBS was obtained with resin-based FS.