Survival of direct resin restorations in posterior teeth within a 19-year period (1996–2015): A meta-analysis of prospective studies. Issue 8 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Beck, F.; Lettner, S.; Graf, A.; Bitriol, B.; Dumitrescu, N.; Bauer, P.; Moritz, A.; Schedle, A.
• Is Part Of: Dental materials. Volume 31:Issue 8(2015)
• Page Start: 958
• Page End: 985
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Dentistry -- Periodicals; Dental materials -- Periodicals; 617.695
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2015.05.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0109-5641

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">88 prospective, clinical trials (1996–2015) were analyzed in terms of survival of posterior composite restorations.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Significant findings were only observed for short-term studies and by including all studies (short- and long-term studies).</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">The observation period, the recall rate, the ratio of Class I/II fillings and the number of restorations/patients had a significant influence on the overall failure rate when including all studies (short- and long-term).</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0035"> <label></label> <p id="par0035">No influence of operator status, isolation method or bonding systems on the overall failure rate was found.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0040"> <label></label> <p id="par0040">In this study a trend of excluding patients at-risk (e.g. high caries activity) and including patients with good oral hygiene was identified, which produces more favorable results.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>