Atraumatic restorative treatment had similar survival rates to conventional...
Atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) involves the removal of so softened carious enamel and dentine with hand instruments and filling the cavity with a adhesive restorative material. Typically this...
View ArticleStudy suggest 84% survival of composite filings in children and adolescents...
The aim of this study was to assess the durability of Class I and class II composite resin restorations (CRR) in children and adolescents placed in Public Dental Health Service (PDHS ) clinics. The was...
View ArticlePosterior resin restorations: high survival at 4 years
This review of 8 studies involving 910 posterior resin restorations in 420 patients found a survival rate at 4 years = 0.93 (95% CI; 0.91- 0.95). However, the overall quality of the evidence was low....
View ArticleWhat is the longevity of removable prosthodontics?
This rapid technology review of the longevity of removable dental prostheses focused on complete dentures and partial plastic or metal dentures. It included a small number of systematic reviews, which...
View ArticleComposite restorations: no difference in longevity with direct or indirect...
This review of the clinical performance of direct and indirect resin composite restorations in permanent teeth included 9 small RCTs . The findings suggest no difference in clinical longevity but the...
View ArticleCavity liners for posterior resin based composites?
This Cochrane review of liners under posterior composite restoration included 8 RCTs identifying little evidence to show that they reduced sensitivity and no evidence of an effect on longevity of...
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