ArticleActa stomatologica Croatica2022
12-months Clinical Evaluation of Fiber Reinforced Bulk Fill Resin Composite versus Incremental Packing of Nanohybrid Resin Composite in Restoration of Deep Proximal Lesions of Permanent Molars: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in Acta stomatologica Croatica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical performance of short fiber-reinforced composite resin restoration in large posterior cavities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- The clinical performance of bulk-fill versus the incremental layered application of direct resin composite restorations: a systematic review.Evidence-based dentistry · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical evaluation of different bi-layer biomimetic strategies of composite resin in large class I cavities: an 18-month randomized clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2026Trial
- Clinical performance of short fiber-reinforced and indirect resin composites in class I and class II restorations: A three-year randomized clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Trial
- Clinical performance of class II MOD fiber reinforced resin composite restorations: an 18-month randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
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- Biomechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced and bulk-fill composites in extensive class II restorations: a three-dimensional finite element analysis.Biomaterial investigations in dentistry · 2026Article
- Color Stability of Bulk-fill Resins Immersed in Chicha:Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: The present clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the clinical performance of the biomimetic, bilayered structure utilizing a fiber reinforced bulk fill resin composite with a nanohybrid capping layer, compared to incremental packing of nanohybrid resin composite, in deep proximal cavities in permanent molars. Material and methods: A total of 36 deep proximal cavities in vital molars were restored either with a bilayered structure of fiber reinforced composite resin as a dentine substitute and a capping layer of nanohybrid composite resin (n=18) or conventional, nanohybrid composite resin incrementation (n=18). The restorations were assessed over a period of 12 months using the modified USPHS criteria. The criteria evaluated were: fracture and retention, marginal integrity, marginal discoloration, anatomic form, proximal contact, surface texture, radiographic evaluation, postoperative sensitivity and secondary caries. Results: There was no statistically or clinically significant difference between fiber-reinforced resin composite and conventional incremental resin composite. There was no risk for failure regarding all the evaluated modified USPHS criteria for both materials after 12 months (RR= 1(95% CI 0.0209 to 47.8503; P =1.0000)). Conclusion: The biomimetic approach utilizing a fiber reinforced resin composite dentine substitute showed a comparable clinical performance to nanohybrid resin composite incrementation. Bulk fill fiber reinforced resin composite is an efficient alternative in restoration of deep proximal cavities in posterior teeth. Further long-term studies are necessary to confirm these results.
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