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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Comparative Evaluation of Microleakage of Flowable Composite Resin Using Etch and Rinse, Self-Etch Adhesive Systems, and Self-Adhesive Flowable Composite Resin in Class V Cavities: Confocal Laser Microscopic Study.

Ekta Varma Sengar, Sanjyot Mulay, Lotika Beri, Archana Gupta, Thamer Almohareb, Sultan Binalrimal, Ali Robaian, Maha A Bahammam, Hammam Ahmed Bahammam, Sarah Ahmed Bahammam and 6 more

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Influence of Operative Techniques on Clinical and Laboratory Outcomes in Class II Resin-Based Composite Restorations: A Systematic Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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  5. Self-Adhesive Flowable Resin Composites-Are We Going Somewhere?Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2026
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  9. Advanced Materials for Oral Application (Volume 2).Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Ekta Varma SengarDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018, India.
Sanjyot MulayDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018, India.
Lotika BeriDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018, India.
Archana GuptaIndependent Researcher, Pune 411018, India.
Thamer AlmoharebRestorative Dental Science Department, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan BinalrimalRestorative Department, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh 13244, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6273-0357
Ali RobaianConservative Dental Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 16245, Saudi Arabia.
Maha A BahammamDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9852-490X
Hammam Ahmed BahammamDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5946-5337
Sarah Ahmed BahammamDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Medina 42353, Saudi Arabia.
Bassam ZidaneRestorative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9055-3914
Nassreen H AlbarDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Operative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45412, Saudi Arabia.
Shilpa BhandiDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Operative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45412, Saudi Arabia.
Deepti ShrivastavaDepartment of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1073-9920
Kumar Chandan SrivastavaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka 72345, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5969-6810
Shankargouda PatilDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45412, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7246-5497

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The essential factor in determining the preservation of restoration is the marginal seal. Restoring cervical lesions with a resin composite has always been a challenge. Composite resins with various viscosities and different bonding systems are being researched to reduce the microleakage. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is the latest non-destructive technique for visualizing the microleakage.

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composite resindental leakagedentin bonding agentflowable compositepolymerrestorative material

Identifiers

PMID35888429
PMCPMC9319247

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