title: Clinical evaluation of giomer- and resin-modified glass ionomer cement in class V noncarious cervical lesions: An in vivo study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate and compare the clinical performance of Giomer (Beautifil II) and RMGIC (Fuji II LC) in noncarious cervical lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two subjects with one or two pairs of noncarious cervical lesions were included in the study. Each pair of lesion was restored with either giomer or RMGIC assigned randomly. Clinical evaluation of restorations was done using USPHS criteria. Data was formulated in a predesigned format and subjected to statistical analysis using the chi square test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically significant difference was found between RMGIC and Giomer with respect to surface roughness with P value <0.001.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Giomer showed superior surface finish compared to RMGIC. Both Giomer and RMGIC showed equal retention ability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sri Siddhartha Dental College, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Kn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jyothi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Annapurna
authors.forename: Anil S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venugopal
authors.forename: Cm
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jayashankara