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ArticleEuropean journal of dentistry2012

In vivo assessment of secondary caries and dentin characteristics after traditional amalgam restorations.

Isauremi Vieira de Assunção Pinheiro, Boniek Castillo Dutra Borges, Kenio Costa de Lima

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Article in European journal of dentistry, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Isauremi Vieira de Assunção PinheiroDepartment of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN, BRAZIL.
Boniek Castillo Dutra Borges
Kenio Costa de Lima

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objectiveThis study aimed to evaluate in vivo the occurrence of secondary caries and dentin characteristics in permanent molars after traditional amalgam restorations, by means of clinical visual examination, radiographs and laser-induced fluorescence (LF) (DIAGNOdent).

methodsThirty first permanent molars of 30 schoolchildren in the 7 to14 year-old age group were included. Caries was removed by hand. Thus, indirect pulp capping was performed with glass-ionomer cement (GIC), the cavity was varnished and amalgam filled. LF was measured before and after cavity preparation and after a 12-month observation period. Dentin color after cavity preparation and after the 12-month observation period was recorded. Recurrent caries was also investigated by visual clinical and radiographic examinations, in addition to dentin thickness between pulp and indirect GIC pulp capping. Data was analyzed by ANOVA for repeated measurements, paired "t" test and descriptive statistic.

resultsThere were statistically significant differences (P<.05) among LF scores for dentin in all periods evaluated, with the lowest scores shown after 12 month of observation. There was no statistical difference between dentin color after cavity preparation and following 12 months of observation. Moreover, there was no recurrent caries attack at 12-month follow-up; dentin thickness between pulp and indirect GIC pulp capping was similar between baseline and final observation periods. It was concluded that the clinical restorative procedure using hand caries removal, indirect pulp capping with GIC, varnishing and amalgam filling the cavity did not provide secondary caries and increased dentin mineral content after 12 months.

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Clinical trialDIAGNOdent, recurrent cariesglass ionomer cementremineralization

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PMID22904654
PMCPMC3420833

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