Repair protocols for indirect monolithic restorations: a literature review

Lucas Saldanha da Rosa, Rafaela Oliveira Pilecco, Pablo Machado Soares, Marília Pivetta Rippe, Gabriel Kalil Rocha Pereira, Luiz Felipe Valandro, Cornelis Johannes Kleverlaan, Albert J. Feilzer, João Paulo Mendes Tribst*

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Abstract

Despite the advancements in indirect monolithic restorations, technical complications may occur during function. To overcome this issues, intraoral repair using resin composite is a practical and low-cost procedure, being able to increase the restoration’s longevity. This review aimed to evaluate the need for repair and suggest a standardized repair protocol to the main indirect restorative materials. For this, studies were surveyed from PubMed with no language or date restriction, to investigate the scientific evidence of indirect monolithic restoration repair with direct resin composite. A classification to guide clinical decisions was made based on the FDI World Dental Federation criteria about defective indirect restorations considering esthetic and functional standards, along with the patient’s view, to decide when polishing, repairing or replacing a defective restoration. Based on 38 surveyed studies, different resin composite intraoral repair protocols, that included mechanical and chemical aspects, were defined depending on the substrate considering resin-based, glass-ceramic or zirconia restorations. The presented criteria and protocols were developed to guide the clinician’s decision-making process regarding defective indirect monolithic restorations, prolonging longevity and increasing clinical success.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere16942
Pages (from-to)1-23
Number of pages23
JournalPeerJ
Volume12
Issue number2
Early online date21 Feb 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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Funding

The following grant information was disclosed by the authors: The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq: # 201081/2022-9. The Brazilian Federal Agency for Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel—CAPES (Finance code 001). - R.O.P.: doctorate scholarship: #140118/2022-5, #201080/2022-2. the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq. - P.S.M abroad visiting-researcher scholarship: #888877.17140/2022-00. The Brazilian Federal Agency for Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel—CAPES (Finance code 001). This work was supported by the abroad visiting-researcher scholarship #201081/2022-9 by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq to L.S.R. Doctorate’s scholarship by the Brazilian Federal Agency for Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel—CAPES (Finance code 001); a doctorate scholarship, #140118/2022-5, and abroad visiting-researcher scholarship, #201080/2022-2, by the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq to R.O.P.; an abroad visiting-researcher scholarship #888877.17140/2022-00 at CAPES/PrInt Program, Smart Materials Project to P.S.M. Doctorate’s scholarship by the Brazilian Federal Agency for Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel—CAPES (Finance code 001). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

FundersFunder number
Brazilian Federal Agency for Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior140118/2022-5, 201080/2022-2
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico201081/2022-9, 888877.17140/2022-00

    Keywords

    • CAD-CAM
    • Glass ceramics
    • Repair
    • Resin composite
    • Zirconia

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