title: Clinical evaluation of compomer in primary teeth: 1-year results.
abstract: The clinical performance of the compomer Dyract (L.D. Caulk, Dentsply) was evaluated and compared with that of the hybrid composite resin Prisma TPH (L.D. Caulk, Dentsply) in restorations of 60 bilateral matched pairs of primary teeth. After 1 year, the overall failure rate for both restorative materials was 1.7 percent. There were no statistically significant differences in recurrence of caries, color matching, marginal integrity or anatomic form. The only statistically significant differences were in marginal discoloration and wear, where the compomer was inferior to the hybrid composite resin. The authors conclude that compomer is a suitable alternative to amalgam for restoring primary teeth.
authors.affiliation: Pamela Youde School Dental Clinic, Department of Health, Hong Kong Government, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hse
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003116:Color; D020770:Compomers; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000737:chemistry; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D019554:Dental Restoration Wear; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D015588:Observer Variation; D012008:Recurrence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: D020770:Compomers; D003188:Composite Resins; C088486:Dyract; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D008689:Methacrylates; C088833:Prisma TPH resin composite; D017640:Silicates; D003723:Dental Amalgam