Randomized Clinical Trial of Composite Restorations in Primary Teeth: Effect of Adhesive System after Three Years.
The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical performance of composite restorations placed with different adhesive systems in primary teeth. In 32 patients, 128 composite restorations were placed using a split-mouth design as follows (4 groups/patient): three-step etch-and-rinse (Group 1), two-step etch-and-rinse (Group 2), two-step self-etch (Group 3), and one-step self-etch (Group 4). The restorations were clinically evaluated at baseline and at 6, 18, and 36 months according to the FDI criteria. There was no significant difference between the adhesive systems in retention of the restorations (p> 0.05). Over time, there was a statistically significant decrease in marginal adaptation in all groups, whereas surface and marginal staining significantly increased in Groups 3 and 4 (p< 0.05). The etch-and-rinse adhesive systems resulted in better marginal adaptation than the self-etch adhesive systems (p< 0.05). It was concluded that preetching of the primary enamel might help improve the clinical performance of the self-etch adhesive systems in primary teeth.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Secil Bektaş
SB
Donmez
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Melek D
0000-0003-3224-7756
MD
Turgut
Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Serdar
S
Uysal
Department of Biostatistics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Pinar
P
Ozdemir
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Meryem
M
Tekcicek
Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Brigitte
B
Zimmerli
Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Adrian
A
Lussi
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058250:Dental Restoration Repair / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
D003738:Dental Cements