Survival rate of ceramic inlays.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the survival rate of ceramic inlays provided in a practice environment by one of the authors over the past decade.


METHODS
183 inlays were examined in 67 patients. The interval between placement and assessment was, on average, 4 years (s.d. 2.75 years) and varied from 4 months to 10 years. Kaplan-Meier survival-type curves were used to assess the survival rate.


RESULTS
Five inlays failed: four due to endodontic reasons and one due to fracture. Four failures were in permanent molar teeth while the other was in a premolar tooth. A success rate of 97% at 10 years was estimated.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical durability of the resin-bonded ceramic inlays investigated was satisfactory.
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D000328:Adult; D001641:Bicuspid; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D001840:Dental Bonding; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar; D011671:Pulpitis / Q000150:complications; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
C093075:3M Resin Cement; D003188:Composite Resins; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D019279:Resin Cements; C084018:Scotchbond Multi-Purpose; C067788:scotchbond 2; C040187:ultrabond