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ArticleBritish dental journal2014

Summary of: dental composite materials and renal function in children.

Emma Louise McGinley

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Article in British dental journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Emma Louise McGinleyDublin Dental University Hospital Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Trinity College Dublin · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine whether greater exposure to resin-based composite materials, which may intra-orally release bisphenol A (BPA), is associated with worse renal function outcomes in children.

designProspective multi-centre study.

settingCommunity health dental clinics in Boston and Maine from 1997-2005. SUBJECTS AND

methodsFive hundred and thirty-four New England Children's Amalgam Trial participants aged six to ten years were randomised to treatment with amalgam or resin-based composite restorations over five years of follow-up.

interventionsRestorations were placed according to treatment arm, and sealants placed per standard of care. Cumulative composite exposure was calculated using surface-years (each treated surface weighted by number years present).

main outcome measuresUrinary excretion of albumin, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GT), and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) were available for 417 children.

resultsAnalysis of covariance showed no association between exposure to dental composites, polyacid-modified compomer, or flowable composite dental sealants and preventative resin restorations with levels of renal function. There was no association between composite materials and thresholds indicating renal damage in logistic regression models.

conclusionsThis study found no harmful associations between dental composite materials and renal function in children. Therefore, concerns about renal function need not be a consideration in the choice of dental restoration material or placement of preventative dental sealants.

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Composite ResinsDental AmalgamFemaleHumansKidneyMaleComposite ResinsDental Amalgam

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