title: Comparison of marginal adaptation between direct and indirect composites.
abstract: The evaluation of composite resin as a posterior restorative material has been slow and attended by several problems. Gap formation has been considered a serious problem by many researchers. The purpose of this in vitro study is to compare the marginal adaptation of posterior composite resins placed by a direct method with those placed by an indirect method utilizing flexible dyes. Conclusions drawn from the results of this study are that both techniques produced marginal gaps. Also there were no differences in the width of marginal gaps in the composite resin restorations placed by our direct or indirect methods, and no marginal gap differences were observed as a result of anatomical location.
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi, School of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Jackson 39216.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Reeves
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Lentz
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: O'Hara
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: McDaniel
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Tolbert
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001641:Bicuspid; D003188:Composite Resins; D003763:Dental Leakage; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D019279:Resin Cements
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D019279:Resin Cements; C065770:Herculite XR