Clinical evaluation of Solitaire-2 restorations placed in United Kingdom general dental practices: 1-year report.
OBJECTIVE
Packable composites are a comparatively recent addition to the dentist's armamentarium, Solitaire-2 being an example of this type of material. This paper reports the performance of 100 restorations formed in Solitaire-2 in conjunction with the Gluma Solid Bond system and Gluma One Bond bonding systems, in Class I and II cavity restorations in permanent teeth, placed in the practices of five members of the Product Research and Evaluation by Practitioners (PREP) Panel, a group of United Kingdom-based dental practitioners who are prepared to undertake research projects in their practices.


METHODS
Five members of the PREP Panel were each requested to place 20 Solitaire-2 restorations. These restorations were reviewed at 1 year by a trained and calibrated evaluator, and the PREP panel member who had placed the restorations.


RESULTS
A total of 88 restorations (33 Class I, 55 Class II) in 49 patients (mean age 43 years) were reviewed at 1 year. One Class II restoration (a large mesio-occlusodistal restoration) had been replaced at 10 months after a fracture was detected across the distal box. The remaining 87 (99%) of the restorations were intact with no secondary caries detected.


CONCLUSIONS
Ninety-nine percent of the Solitaire-2 restorations, placed in general dental practice conditions in conjunction with the Gluma Solid Bond system and Gluma One Bond bonding systems, were found to be performing satisfactorily at 1 year.
Burke
F J Trevor
FJ
University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, United Kingdom. f.j.t.burke@bham.ac.uk
Crisp
Russell J
RJ
Bell
Tracey J
TJ
McDermott
Karen
K
Lamb
Jeff J
JJ
Siddons
Chris
C
Weller
Brent
B
Balkenhol
Markus
M
D000269:Adhesives; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003188:Composite Resins; D001840:Dental Bonding; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D006801:Humans; D008689:Methacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019279:Resin Cements
D000269:Adhesives; D003188:Composite Resins; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; C408265:Gluma One Bond; D008689:Methacrylates; D019279:Resin Cements; C407604:Solid Bond; C469658:Solitaire 2 composite resin