Table 4.

Comparison of caries development status of teeth sealed with Fusion i-seal and Helioseal-F at 3rd, 6th and 12th month interval (modified Simonsen's scoring)

Study period	Caries development status (modified Simonsen's scoring)	Group				Chi-square	p value
		Fusion i-seal		Helioseal-F
		Count	Column n %	Count	Column n %
3rd month	Score 0: No loss of sealant and no evidence of caries	50	100.00	50	100.00	—	—
	Score 1: Partial loss of sealant and no evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Score 2: Partial loss of sealant and evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Score 3: Complete loss of sealant and no evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Score 4: Complete loss of sealant and evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
6th month	Score 0: No loss of sealant and no evidence of caries	50	100.00	50	100.00	.	.
	Score 1: Partial loss of sealant and no evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Score 2: Partial loss of sealant and evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Score 3: Complete loss of sealant and no evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Score 4: Complete loss of sealant and evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
12th month	Score 0: No loss of sealant and no evidence of caries	49	98.00	50	100.00	1.01	0.32
	Score 1: Partial loss of sealant and no evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Score 2: Partial loss of sealant and evidence of caries	1	2.00	0	0.00
	Score 3: Complete loss of sealant and no evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Score 4: Complete loss of sealant and evidence of caries	0	0.00	0	0.00