background and aims. the purpose of this investigation was to assess the placement and replacement of resin-based composite restorations and related factors in a private practice in greece. materials and methods. the study included 1500 subjects, 720 males and 780 females, aged 18 to 52 years old. the clinical examination involved calculation of the number of teeth with primary caries and faile...

Using the information from remake request slips in a dental school's predoctoral clinic, we examined the short-term survival of Class II resin composite restorations versus Class II dental amalgam restorations. In the student clinic, resin composite is used in approximately 58 percent of Class II restorations placed, and dental amalgam is used in the remaining 42 percent. In the period examined...

T he superior physical properties of composite resins have aroused the possibility of their use beyond the accepted indications for acrylic resin and silicate cement. The literature has suggested the use of composite resin for Class I,‘m4 Class II,” and Class IV39 * restorations. Other reports advocated the use of composite resin or tested the influence of pins on the physical properties of com...

Resin Composites Sandwich restorations and Curing techniques Anders Lindberg, Department of Dental Hygienist Education, Faculty of Medicine, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden. Since the mid-1990s resin composite has been used for Class II restorations in stress-bearing areas as an alternative to amalgam. Reasons for this were the patients’ fear of mercury in dental amalgam and a growing dema...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the survival rate over a 3-year period of posterior resin composite restorations placed by dental students of Kuwait University. MATERIALS AND METHODS Posterior resin composite restorations placed by 5th-, 6th- and 7th-year dental students between 2004 and 2005 were evaluated. All patients with posterior composite restorations placed during this period of time were re...

OBJECTIVES To determine the static load-bearing capacity of direct composite onlay restorations made of novel filling composite resin system which combines short fiber-reinforced composite resin (FC) and conventional particulate filler composite resin (PFC). METHODS Three groups of onlay restorations were fabricated (n = 8/group); Group A: made from conventional particulate filler composite r...

Resin-based composites are an integral component of contemporary pediatric restorative dentistry. They can be utilized effectively for preventive resin restorations, moderate Class II restorations, Class III restorations, Class IV restorations, Class V restorations and strip crowns. Tooth isolation to prevent contamination is a critical factor, and high-risk children may not be ideal candidates...

AIM The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical performance of three different restorative materials in primary teeth according to the FDI criteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS Resin-modified glass ionomer cement, compomer and composite resin restorations (n=93) were made in 31 patients. The restorations were clinically evaluated at baseline, 6th, 12th and 18th month with the FDI criteria...

The current standard preparation for Class IV composite restorations is the placement of a bevel on all enamel margins. This study evaluated chamfered and beveled preparations for Class IV restorations of lesions with microfilled and macrofilled composite resin. Forty incisors were obtained and standardized lesions for Class IV restorations were formed. Twenty teeth had a 1.5-mm bevel placed an...

This study was conducted in 533 children with 1,634 treated teeth who visited the Pediatric Dentistry Department at the Chiba Hospital of Tokyo Dental College between January and December, 2003. Restorations on deciduous tooth were categorized by age of patient and tooth type. The following observations were made: Children aged 4 (17.9%) visited the clinic most frequently and this group had the...