INTRODUCTION The aim was to compare the periapical status of root-filled teeth restored with resin composite, laboratory-fabricated crowns, or amalgam in a Swedish adult population. METHODS The subjects consisted of 440 individuals from a randomly selected sample of 1000 adult residents of a Swedish county. The type, material, and quality of the restorations were recorded for all root-filled ...

In general excellent results cannot be guaranteed when using resin-based composites for posterior restorations. This is due to polymerization shrinkage which can still be regarded as the primary negative characteristics of composites.Sevaral factors responsible for the polymerization shrinkage process may negatively affect the integrity of the resoration.The materials shrinkage is associated wi...

BACKGROUND There are a number of studies citing the primary reason for replacing auto cure glass ionomer cements was due to recurrent caries. The purpose of this study was to use an in vitro model to measure caries at the dentine restoration interface of bonded composite resin and auto cure glass ionomer cement restorations and to measure the amount of surface degradation occurring in the resto...

In a cross-sectional survey the age of restorations in situ was recorded in three patient groups. Group A were randomly examined regular attenders, group B were irregular attenders randomly chosen from patient treatment records, and in group C the age of posterior gold and composite resin restorations was recorded in selected regular attenders. The study material included 8310 restorations in g...

While traditional shade guides have been developed to facilitate shade selection for various restorative procedures, these tools are often fabricated according to the properties of porcelain materials rather than composite resin options. Contemporary composite resin restorations are often fabricated using incorrect guides that can compromise the final result. This article describes a predictabl...

BACKGROUND Bleaching the discoloured teeth may affect the tooth/composite interface. The aim of this in vitro experimental study was to evaluate the effect of vital tooth bleaching on microleakage of existent class V composite resin restorations bonded with three dental bonding agents. METHODS Class V cavities were prepared on buccal surfaces of 72 intact, extracted human anterior teeth with ...

Internal adaptation of restorations to the cavity wall is one of the important topics in clinical dentistry. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility to utilize the non-invasive tomographic imaging system for teaching the importance of cavity adaptation at dental school pre-clinical training. Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) was used for detection of margin...

This report describes the bonding technique and clinical course of porcelain laminate veneer restorations applied to discolored maxillary incisors and canines. The patient was an 18-year-old woman, and tooth reduction was limited to the enamel. Laminate veneer restorations were made with a feldspathic porcelain material (Cosmotech Porcelain). After try-in, enamel surfaces were etched with 65% p...

The clinical longevity of tooth-coloured restorations, whether direct or indirect, using composites and ceramics, greatly depends on the quality and stability of their marginal adaptation. In this issue, two interesting studies 7,15 bring this subject and lead us to an exciting discussion. Poor marginal adaptation of direct and indirect restorations exposes the dentin pulp complex to the oral e...