Longevity of posterior composite restorations: not only a matter of materials

FF Demarco, MB Corrêa, MS Cenci, RR Moraes… - Dental materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Resin composites have become the first choice for direct posterior restorations and are
increasingly popular among clinicians and patients. Meanwhile, a number of clinical reports …

Resin composite—state of the art

JL Ferracane - Dental materials, 2011 - Elsevier
Objectives: The objective is to review the current state of the art of dental composite
materials. Methods: An outline of the most important aspects of dental composites was …

[HTML][HTML] Minimal intervention dentistry for managing dental caries–a review: report of a FDI task group

JE Frencken, MC Peters, DJ Manton, SC Leal… - International dental …, 2012 - Elsevier
This publication describes the history of minimal intervention dentistry (MID) for managing
dental caries and presents evidence for various carious lesion detection devices, for …

Repair of restorations–criteria for decision making and clinical recommendations

R Hickel, K Brüshaver, N Ilie - Dental Materials, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: In the last decade, repair of restorations has become more and more popular
while teaching repair of restorations is now included in most universities in Europe and …

Guidance on posterior resin composites: Academy of operative dentistry-European section

CD Lynch, NJ Opdam, R Hickel, PA Brunton… - Journal of dentistry, 2014 - Elsevier
There have been many developments in operative dentistry in recent years, including a
progressive shift to the use of resin composites, rather than dental amalgam, in the …

Longevity of repaired restorations: a practice based study

NJM Opdam, EM Bronkhorst, BAC Loomans… - Journal of Dentistry, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim was to evaluate retrospectively the influence on restoration longevity of a repair and
to evaluate longevity of repaired restorations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a practice …

Repair or replacement of defective restorations by dentists in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network

VV Gordan, JL Riley III, S Geraldeli, DB Rindal… - The Journal of the …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background The authors aimed to determine whether dentists in practices belonging to The
Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN) were more likely to repair or to replace …

Can repair increase the longevity of composite resins? Results of a 10-year clinical trial

E Fernández, J Martin, P Vildósola, OBO Junior… - Journal of dentistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of this double-blind clinical trial was to assess the longevity of repairs to
localized clinical defects in composite resin restorations that were initially planned to be …

A long-term evaluation of alternative treatments to replacement of resin-based composite restorations: results of a seven-year study

VV Gordan, CW Garvan, PK Blaser… - The Journal of the …, 2009 - Elsevier
Objective In a seven-year prospective cohort study, the authors assessed the longevity of
defective resin-based composite (RBC) restorations that were not treated or were treated by …

Minimally invasive management of dental caries: contemporary teaching of posterior resin-based composite placement in US and Canadian dental schools

CD Lynch, KB Frazier, RJ McConnell, IR Blum… - The Journal of the …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background Resin-based composites are an increasingly popular material for restoring
posterior teeth, permitting minimally invasive cavity preparations and esthetic restorations …