Table 1 Comparison of the baseline factors between the two groups
Factors | Group | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Resin sealant | ART sealant | ||
Participant | |||
#Age (SD) | 7.8 (0.66) | 7.8 (0.66) | 0.695 |
Gender | 0.881 | ||
-Boy | 70 (44.6%) | 70 (43.8%) | |
-Girl | 87 (55.4%) | 90 (56.2%) | |
Snacking habit | 0.152 | ||
-Once a day or less | 116 (73.9%) | 129 (80.6%) | |
-Twice or more a day | 41 (26.1%) | 31 (19.4%) | |
Tooth brushing habit | 0.901 | ||
-Once a day or less | 56 (35.7%) | 56 (35.0%) | |
-Twice or more a day | 101 (64.3%) | 104 (65.0%) | |
Group allocation combination | 0.942 | ||
-Sealant/sealant | 40 (25.5%) | 40 (25.0%) | |
-Sealant/SDF∆ | 62 (39.5%) | 61 (38.1%) | |
-Sealant/NaFΦ | 55 (35.0%) | 59 (36.9%) | |
Molar | |||
Group allocation combination | 0.624 | ||
-Sealant/sealant | 47 (24.9%) | 45 (23.2%) | |
-Sealant/SDF | 77 (40.7%) | 73 (37.6%) | |
-Sealant/NaF | 65 (34.4%) | 76 (39.2%) | |
Baseline molar status | 0.047 | ||
-Sound with deep fissure | 166 (87.8%) | 156 (80.4%) | |
-Present with incipient caries | 23 (12.2%) | 38 (19.6%) | |
Location | 0.964 | ||
-Upper molar | 53 (28.0%) | 54 (27.8%) | |
-Lower molar | 136 (72.0%) | 140 (72.2%) | |
DIAGNOdent reading | 0.543 | ||
-0 ~ 15 | 77 (40.7%) | 85 (43.8%) | |
-16 ~ 39 | 112 (59.3%) | 109 (56.2%) | |