Glass carbomer and compomer for ART restorations: 3-year results of a randomized clinical trial

I.C. Olegário, D. Hesse, F.M. Mendes, C.C. Bonifácio, D.P. Raggio

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the survival of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) restorations using high viscosity glass ionomer cement (GIC), compomer (COM), and glass carbomer (CAR) for occlusal and occlusoproximal cavitated dentin caries lesions in primary molars. Methods: A total of 568 4–7-year-old children (287 occlusoproximal and 281 occlusal cavities) were selected in Barueri, Brazil. The patients were randomly allocated in three groups: GIC, COM, and CAR. All treatments were performed on school setting following ART premises. Evaluations were performed after 2, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months. Restoration survival was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and log-rank test, while Cox regression analysis was used for testing association with clinical factors (α = 5%). Results: The overall survival rate after 3 years of occlusal ART restorations was 73% (GIC = 83%; COM = 78%; CAR = 62%) and 49% for occlusoproximal ART restorations (GIC = 56%; COM = 56%; CAR = 36%). CAR restorations were less successful than GIC and COM for both occlusal and occlusoproximal restorations (p < 0.05). No difference was found between GIC and COM (p > 0.05). Conclusions: GIC and compomer are clinically more successful than CAR for occlusal and occlusoproximal restorations in primary molars. Clinical significance: Both compomer and high viscosity glass ionomer cement are suitable materials for ART in primary molars. However, glass carbomer cement should not be used for ART (#NCT02217098).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1761-1770
JournalClinical Oral Investigations
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Apr 2019

Funding

Funding This study was supported by FAPESP-Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (grant numbers: 2015/00565-3 and 2013/11236-5). This study was partially supported by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development from the Brazilian Government (grant numbers: 309521/2015-7 and 306304/2015-5). We would like to thank the children and their parents for taking part in this research, the schools staff for their kind aid and assistance. A special thanks to the operators of this trial: Lennaert Pruijn, Joran Aalders, Christine F. Tency and Khahn Do. Also, to the dentists of the Municipal Health Centre of Barueri: Andrea Rodrigues Sim?es, Rebeca Bergamini de Andrade Massaro, Fernanda Michelloti Cajado and Andrei Alvaro Barrichello Chaves. We would like to thank GC Europe, Dentsply International and GCP Leiden for materials supplying.

FundersFunder number
Municipal Health Centre of Barueri
National Institutes of HealthF07TW002015
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo2015/00565-3, 2013/11236-5
Governo Brasil309521/2015-7, 306304/2015-5
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

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