SynthesisClinical oral investigations2018
Survival percentages of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) restorations and sealants in posterior teeth: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mapping Systematic Reviews on the Management of Dental Caries in Primary Teeth: A Meta-research.Current pediatric reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Minimal intervention dentistry for managing carious lesions into dentine in primary teeth: an umbrella review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022Pooled it
- Success rate of proximal tooth-coloured direct restorations in primary teeth at 24 months: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- One-year clinical and radiographic evaluation of young permanent molars treated with brix 3000 vs. papacárie duo: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Silver Diamine Fluoride vs Atraumatic Restoration for Managing Dental Caries in Schools: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- 2-year survival and cost analysis of occlusoproximal ART restorations using encapsulated glass ionomer cement in primary molars: a randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2024Trial
- Management of initial carious lesions of hypomineralized molars (MIH) with silver diamine fluoride or silver-modified atraumatic restorative treatment (SMART): 1-year results of a prospective, randomized clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Trial
- Survival rate of primary molar restorations is not influenced by hand mixed or encapsulated GIC: 24 months RCT.BMC oral health · 2021Trial
- Glass Ionomer Sealants Can Prevent Dental Caries but Cannot Prevent Posteruptive Breakdown on Molars Affected by Molar Incisor Hypomineralization: One-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial.Caries research · 2021Trial
- A prospective and randomized clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of ART restorations with high-viscosity glass-ionomer cement versus conventional restorations with resin composite in Class II cavities of permanent teeth: two-year follow-up.Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · 2021Trial
- Atraumatic restorative treatment compared to the Hall Technique for occluso-proximal carious lesions in primary molars; 36-month follow-up of a randomised control trial in a school setting.BMC oral health · 2020Trial
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- Effect of titanium dioxide nanotubes incorporated into conventional glass ionomer cement on L. acidophilus.Brazilian oral research · 2025Article
- A Review of the Work of Dr. Jo E Frencken: The Pioneer of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment for Dental Caries.Cureus · 2024Review
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- Evaluating Glass Ionomer Cement Longevity in the Primary and Permanent Teeth-An Umbrella Review.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2024Review
- Cost-effectiveness of dental caries prevention strategies in South African schools.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- TiOOdontology · 2023Article
- Survival Rate of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment Restorations in Primary Posterior Teeth in Children with High Risk of Caries in the Republic of Kosovo-1-Year Follow-up.European journal of dentistry · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the present study is to update the results of two previous meta-analyses, published in 2006 and 2012, on the survival percentages of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) restorations and ART sealants. The current meta-analysis includes Chinese publications not investigated before. MATERIALS AND
methodsUntil February 2017, six databases were interrogated (two English, one Portuguese, one Spanish and two Chinese). Using six exclusion criteria, a group of six independent reviewers selected 43 publications from a total of 1958 potentially relevant studies retrieved. Confidence intervals and/or standard errors were calculated and the heterogeneity variance of the survival rates was estimated.
resultsThe survival percentages and standard errors of single-surface and multiple-surface ART restorations in primary posterior teeth over the first 2 years were 94.3% (± 1.5) and 65.4% (± 3.9), respectively; for single-surface ART restorations in permanent posterior teeth over the first 3 years, they were 87.1% (± 3.2); and for multiple-surface ART restorations in permanent posterior teeth over the first 5 years, they were 77% (± 9.0). The mean annual dentine-carious-lesion-failure percentages in previously sealed pits and fissures using ART sealants in permanent posterior teeth over the first 3 and 5 years were 0.9 and 1.9%, respectively.
conclusionsART single-surface restorations presented high survival percentages in both primary and permanent posterior teeth, whilst ART multiple-surface restorations presented lower survival percentages. ART sealants presented a high-caries-preventive effect. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: ART is an effective evidence-based option for treating and preventing carious lesions in primary and permanent posterior teeth.
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