One-year clinical evaluation of a two-step self-etch adhesive with and without additional enamel etching technique in cervical lesions.
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to determine the clinical performance of a two-step self-etch adhesive with and without additional enamel etching technique to advanced non-carious cervical sclerotic lesions.


METHODS
Twenty-two patients (mean age = 51.5) having at least two pairs of non-carious cervical erosion/attrition/abfraction lesions with incisal or occlusal margins in enamel and gingival margins in dentine/cementum were included in the study. The two-step self-etch adhesive (AdheSE; Ivoclar-Vivadent) was either applied following the self-etch approach on both enamel and dentine (AdheSE non-etch), or a similar application including additional acid-etching of the enamel cavity margins with 37% phosphoric acid (AdheSE etch). Resin composite Point 4 was used for all 104 restorations. Restorations were evaluated at baseline and at one year according to the modified United States Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria. Data were analysed by using McNemar's test (p <0.05).


RESULTS
There were no significant differences in the marginal adaptation both at the cervical and enamel margins between AdheSE non-etch and AdheSE etch groups (p >0.05). At one year, marginal discolouration was evident in the AdheSE non-etch group but it was not statistically significant from the AdheSE etch group (p = 0.12). Postoperative sensitivity was 5% at baseline and reduced to 2% at one year.


CONCLUSIONS
At one year, the two-step self-etch adhesive with and without additional enamel etching technique showed excellent clinical results to advanced non-carious cervical sclerotic lesions.
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Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Kocaeli, Kocaeli, Turkey. emreozel77@yahoo.com
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D000134:Acid Etching, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003116:Color; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000473:pathology; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010756:Phosphoric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D012598:Sclerosis; D013499:Surface Properties; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000628:therapy*; D019237:Tooth Cervix / Q000473:pathology*; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000628:therapy*; D019246:Tooth Preparation / Q000379:methods
D000180:Acrylic Resins; C489662:AdheSE cement; D003188:Composite Resins; D003738:Dental Cements; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; C451741:point 4 composite resin; C030242:phosphoric acid