Application of sealants in dental practice in Bulgaria.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate application of sealants in an epidemiologic cross-sectional study, and to conduct a survey of the opinions of dentists on the application of sealants in their practice.

Patients And Methods: The epidemiologic study included 960 children aged 7 to 14, selected at random from schools in Plovdiv and 630 dentists from Plovdiv and other regions in Bulgaria. Data were analysed using alternative and nonparametric analysis (chi square test); the level of significance was set at P < 0.

Dynamics of occlusal caries in permanent molars and premolars in children aged 7 to 14 years.

Aim: The present cross-sectional epidemiologic study was to determine the dynamics of occlusal caries in permanent molars and premolars depending on the occlusal morphology.

Patients And Methods: The study included 960 children aged 7 to 14 years recruited randomly from schools in Plovdiv selected at random. The data were registered in a statistical form.