Clinical trial of a new glass ionomer for an atraumatic restorative treatment technique in class I restorations placed in Latvian school children.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a new glass ionomer filling material (Chem-Flex) using the atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) approach in class I cavities in the permanent dentition of Latvian schoolchildren.


METHODS
A total of 63 fillings (40 test and 23 control) were placed using the ART technique in 41 schoolchildren in Riga at the Stomatology Institute of the Medical Academy of Latvia. These fillings were then blindly assessed after 2 years.


RESULTS
The complete success rate for both the test and the control material fillings were 92.5 and 94.9%, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The new glass ionomer filling has shown a good performance in terms of retention, marginal failure and fractures in class I cavities.
Department of Operative Dentistry, Institute of Stomatology, Medical Academy of Latvia, 20 Dzirciema Street, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia. aziraps@latnet.lv
Armands
A
Ziraps
Eino
E
Honkala
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007844:Latvia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements