PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS IN KIDS – Discuss Dentistry https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/pit-and-fissure-sealants-kids/feed/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:31:32 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.12 en-US https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/pit-and-fissure-sealants-kids/#post-17183 <![CDATA[Re: PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS IN KIDS]]> https://demo.discussdentistry.com/forums/topic/pit-and-fissure-sealants-kids/#post-17183 Sun, 08 May 2011 01:11:15 +0000 Drsumitra SAFETY AND EFFICACY DATA

Specification No. 39 established the following requirements:

– that the working time for type I sealants is not less than 45 seconds;
– that the setting time is within 30 seconds of the manufacturer’s instructions and does not exceed three minutes;
– that the curing time for type II sealants is not more than 60 seconds;
– that the depth of cure for type II sealants is not less than 0.75 millimeters;
– that the uncured film thickness is not more than 0.1 mm;
– that sealants meet the biocompatibility requirements of American National Standard/American Dental Association Document No. 41 for Recommended Standard Practices for Biological Evaluation of Dental Materials.4

        

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