THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ADHESIVE MATERIALS ON WORKING TIME OF DENTAL TRAUMA SPLINT PLACEMENT AND REMOVAL: IN-VITRO STUDY

Abstract

Introduction: The placement and removal of dental trauma splints can be challenging in paediatric dental patients especially in emergency cases. An ideal adhesive material which offer simplified and time-saving dental splint procedures is preferred. Objective: This in-vitro study aimed to evaluate the effect of different adhesive materials on working time during the placement and removal of dental trauma splints. Method: Eight types of adhesive materials (packable composite resin with self-etch and etch-and-rinse, flowable composite resin with self-etch and etch-and-rinse, self-cure and light-cure RMGIC, and temporary and semi-permanent GIC) were investigated. The working time during the placement and removal of dental trauma splints was recorded in seconds(s) by using a stopwatch. Results: Data were analyzed with One-way ANOVA and showed that there were significant differences in working time during placement (p <0.001) and removal (p = 0.007) of dental trauma splints between different types of adhesive materials. The shortest working time for placement of dental trauma splint can be observed with flowable composite resin self-etch and light cure RMGIC groups. Meanwhile, the shortest working time during the removal of dental trauma splint can be observed with temporary GIC and light cure RMGIC groups. Conclusion: Light cure RMGIC may offer as an ideal adhesive material for dental trauma splint especially in paediatric dental patient as it showed an advantage on time of placement and removal of the splint.