CONHECIMENTO DE ACADÊMICOS DE ODONTOLOGIA SOBRE A UTILIZAÇÃO DE SELANTE EM LESÕES DE CÁRIE EM DENTINA

Abstract

With the advent of minimally invasive dentistry, sealants, in addition to being used for the preventive sealing of scars and fissures, can be used to seal carious lesions in dentin, as they form a mechanical barrier with the oral environment and prevent the progression of the lesion. The objective of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of dentistry students about the use of sealants in caries lesions in dentin. 73 dentistry students from the third and fourth series of the Universidade Paranaense, Cascavel campus - PR, participated in the research, answering a form containing 12 objective questions about the sealing of carious lesions in dentin. In the third grade, 69.2% of students believe that sealants can paralyze carious lesions, while of the fourth grade students, 73.5% believe in the effectiveness of the technique. Regarding the best material for sealing cavities, 2.6% of third-year students and 5.9% of fourth-year students correctly indicated flow resin. Regarding the caries cavities indicated for sealing, the majority of interviewees in the third series (64.1%) and fourth series (52.9%) correctly selected the restricted cavities, being occlusal facing, 53.8% in the third series and 26.5% of the fourth series in cavities with a safe distance from the pulp chamber and 35.9% of the third series and 23.5% of the fourth series in cavities with a maximum opening of 3 mm. After analyzing the results, it can be concluded that students in the 4th grade showed to have greater knowledge about sealants in these conditions, when compared to those in the 3rd grade.