The tunnel restoration--nine years of clinical experience using capsulated glass ionomer cements. Case report.
The clinical potential of the tunnel restoration is restrained by perceived difficulties of access to proximal caries and lack of long-term clinical data. This paper describes a technique that affords proximal access similar to that of a standard Class II cavity preparation and provides an evaluation of a technique, using capsulated glass ionomer cements. It is supported by more than nine years of clinical experience that confirms the viability of this procedure as an alternative to conventional Class II cavity restorations for initial proximal lesions.
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D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000328:Adult; D016722:Cermet Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003736:Dental Cavity Lining; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000379:methods; D003775:Dental Polishing; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008298:Maleates / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
D016722:Cermet Cements; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D008298:Maleates; C061499:Ketac-Bond; C040964:Ketac-Fil