Clinical efficacy of treatment of immature permanent teeth in children with different risk of caries

Abstract

Relevance. Nowadays the choice of restorative material and treatment plan for caries of immature permanent teeth in children remains of current interest. Purpose. To evaluate the clinical efficacy of modified glass-ionomer cement for restoration of permanent immature teeth in children with different risk of dental caries. Materials and methods. The results of the treatment of immature permanent teeth in children with different risk of caries are proposed in this article. 100 permanent immature teeth in children with a low, moderate and high risk of dental caries with acute and chronic process were treated using modified glass ionomer cement. Remineralizing therapy was carried out in children with acute caries for 2 weeks before restoration. The duration of remineralizing therapy in children with a high risk and chronic caries was 2 weeks, in the acute caries – 4 weeks. Remineralizing therapy included application of calcium and phosphate containing agents. Assessment of the fillings was conducted in 12 and 24 months in accordance with Ryge criteria which take into account the anatomical shape, marginal adaptation, marginal pigmentation, color stability, and surface roughness. Results. It has been found the high effectiveness of the proposed method of treatment after two years. 100% retention of restorations were revealed. 80-95% fillings were of satisfactory quality, 5-20% of fillings were of acceptable quality and do not require correction or re-treatment.Conclusions. The modified glass-ionomer cement restorations with previous remineralizing therapy provide the high clinical efficacy for the treatment of caries in permanent immature teeth in children with different risk caries in 85-90% of clinical cases.