title: Clinical behavior of repaired amalgam restorations: a two-year study.
abstract: Replacement of amalgam restorations may lead to more destruction of sound dental tissue, is often a time-consuming chair procedure, and it does not always provide a favorable risk/benefit balance for the patient. This article reviews the clinical alternative of repairing instead of completely replacing old amalgam restorations. During a 2-year period, 45 repaired restorations were monitored every 6 months by direct (clinical) and indirect (color slides and stone casts) methods. Findings of this study reveal broad clinical success when based on proper indications.
authors.affiliation: Dental Materials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Cipriano
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000737:chemistry; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003775:Dental Polishing; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; C033470:Dispersalloy; C031359:New True Dentalloy; D003723:Dental Amalgam