The composite/sealant restoration. Five-year results

Proximal direct composite restorations and chairside CAD/CAM inlays: Marginal adaptation of a two-step self-etch adhesive with and without selective enamel conditioning

“…It is based on conservative principles such as remineralization of early lesions, reduction in cariogenic bacteria, repair of defective restorations, disease control and minimum surgical intervention (MSI) [55]. In this regard a number of MSI restorative techniques such as preventive resin restorations [14,36,51,59], preventive glass-ionomer restorations [21,38,50], ART restorations [7,8], tunnel restorations [17,19] and posterior approximal miniboxes and microchips [18] have been proposed for the treatment of decayed teeth.…”

The sealant restoration: indications, success and clinical technique

“…[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] However, longer term studies appear to indicate that success is less predictable (Table1). [16][17][18][19][20][21] For direct comparison of sealant restoration studies it is necessary to define success as 100% retention and no caries present in the tooth.…”

“…Houpt et al 20 in a 9-year study demonstrated that 54% of sealant restorations had completely retained sealants with 25% sustaining partial loss. Occlusal caries was recorded in 25% of restorations in which there was sealant loss but there was no occlusal caries when the sealant was fully retained.…”

“…Simonsen and Stallard 6 1.0 100 Azhadri et al 7 1.0 86 Walker et al 8 1.25 82 Houpt et al 9 1.5 91 Gray 10 2 67-97 Walls et al 11 2.0 97 Simonsen and Jensen 12 2.5 96 Raadal 13 2.5 84 Simonsen 14 3.0 99 Houpt et al 15 3.0 77 Houpt et al 16 4.0 64 Welbury et al 17 5.0 26 Houpt et al 18 6.5 65 Simonsen and Landy 19 7.0 90 Houpt et al 20 9.0 54 Merzt-Fairhurst 21 9.0 28 * Complete sealant retention and tooth caries free If the caries does not extend beyond the level of the enamel dentine junction fissure sealant only may be required. If however the cavity is of a larger size a number of options exist, involving the use of composite resin, glass ionomer or both materials in combination.…”

An evaluation of sealant restorations after 2 years

“…Loss of fissure sealant has been reported from other studies of similar or longer duration. 21,[26][27][28][29][30][31] Partial loss of fissure sealant is a common finding but different criteria have been used to measure success of sealant restorations. In some studies this was defined as complete retention of fissure sealant while in others it was considered to be the prevention of further caries in the treated tooth.…”