Ten-year longitudinal clinical evaluation of a visible light cured posterior composite resin.
Using modified USPHS criteria, we evaluated annually for ten years 91 cases restored with visible light cured posterior composite resin LFP (Base resin: UDMA; filler: micro crushed type, alumino-silicate, barium glass and silica, 85 wt%, 74 vol%). The 91 cases restored with LFP decreased to 68 in ten years. Of the 23 cases that were lost, one resulted from a pulpal reaction immediately following restoration, four were extracted owing to periodontal disease or extrusion of third molars, two became abutments owing to loss of an adjacent tooth, eight had recurrent caries, and eight were lost owing to caries on a surface having no relationship to the composite resin restoration. Because we observed comparatively little wear, good marginal adaptability, and no discoloration, we concluded that the ten-year clinical success of LFP was on the whole very good, and that this resin has adequate clinical merit as a restorative material for posterior teeth when restricted to restorations covering comparatively small areas.
Shimizu
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Department of Operative Dentistry, Osaka Dental University, Japan.
Kitano
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T
Inoue
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M
Narikawa
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K
Fujii
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B
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D003736:Dental Cavity Lining; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000187:drug effects; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D019554:Dental Restoration Wear; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008963:Molar; D012008:Recurrence; D013499:Surface Properties
D003188:Composite Resins; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; C083468:Lite-fil CR; C074319:GC Lining Cement