Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the quality of the composite restorations. Material and Methods: A total of 246 composite restorations in 125 patients attending the Conservative Dentistry Clinics at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Khartoum were examined. Both anterior and posterior composite restorations were included. California Dental Association Quality Evaluation System was used for the evaluation. Results: Fifty two percent of all restorations were found to be satisfactory, while the remaining 48% were not satisfactory. With regard to surface and colour criteria, colour mismatch within the range (34.8%) and slight surface roughness (26.6%) were the most common defects. The most frequent defects of the anatomical form were restoration overhang (26.8%). The majority of the restorations above 4 years old were of unacceptable anatomical form (66.7%), and their marginal integrity was less acceptable than more recent restorations (46.7%). Conclusions: Forty eight percent of the examined composite restorations needed to be replaced, and the unacceptable anatomic form was the main cause of failure of composite restorations.
Highlights
Direct restorations provide a reliable treatment to replace the lost dental structure, with a low cost, less soundHow to cite this paper: Ijaimi, Z.A., Abu-Bakr, N.H. and Ibrahim, Y.E. (2015) Assessment of the Quality of Composite Resin Restorations
In 1990’s, composite resin was the material of choice for anterior restorations due to the fulfillment of the esthetic expectations of patients
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the quality of composite resin restorations
Summary
Direct restorations provide a reliable treatment to replace the lost dental structure, with a low cost, less soundHow to cite this paper: Ijaimi, Z.A., Abu-Bakr, N.H. and Ibrahim, Y.E. (2015) Assessment of the Quality of Composite Resin Restorations. In 1990’s, composite resin was the material of choice for anterior restorations due to the fulfillment of the esthetic expectations of patients. It was indicated for posterior restorations, yet in small occlusal or occluso-proximal cavities, preferably with little occlusal function and in premolars [5]. The currently available universal composites, microhybrid, nanohybrid or nano-particulate, present volumetric shrinkage lower than 4%, mechanical strength, polishability, polish retaining and wear resistance Such improvements associated to the state-of-the-art placement technique have led to a clinical behavior comparable to that of amalgam restorations [6]. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the quality of composite resin restorations
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