Clinical success of compomer and amalgam restorations in primary molars. Follow up in 36 months

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the three-year clinical performance of a compomer and an amalgam in primary molars and to determine fluoride content in the enamel of these teeth after exfoliation. Twenty patients aged six to eight years randomly received one compomer and one amalgam restor...

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Published inSchweizer Monatsschrift fur Zahnmedizin = Revue mensuelle suisse d'odonto-stomatologie = Rivista mensile svizzera di odontologia e stomatologia Vol. 119; no. 11; p. 1082
Main Authors Daou, Maha H, Attin, Thomas, Göhring, Till N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 2009
Subjects
Cariostatic Agents - analysis
Cariostatic Agents - pharmacokinetics
Child
Compomers
Dental Amalgam
Dental Enamel - chemistry
Dental Enamel - metabolism
Dental Marginal Adaptation
Dental Restoration, Permanent - methods
Fluorides - analysis
Fluorides - pharmacokinetics
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Molar
Tooth, Deciduous
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the three-year clinical performance of a compomer and an amalgam in primary molars and to determine fluoride content in the enamel of these teeth after exfoliation. Twenty patients aged six to eight years randomly received one compomer and one amalgam restoration. Restorations were evaluated at baseline, 12, 24 and 36 months according to modified USPHS criteria. In six pairs of exfoliated teeth fluoride content at 1 and 5 mm distance from the restorations was determined. Replicas were made to determine marginal adaptation (MA) by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). At occlusal margins compomer restorations had better MA than amalgam restorations (p < 0.01). Compomer and amalgam restorations did not lead to different fluoride uptake in adjacent enamel and had an overall clinically satisfactory performance. The study confirmed that the assessed compomer is a suitable restorative material for class I and class II restorations in primary molar teeth.
ISSN:0256-2855