GLASSIONOMER CEMENT FOR PERMANENT DENTAL RESTORATIONS: A 48-MONTHS,
MULTI-CENTRE, PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL TRIAL
Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for patients enlisted in the present trial
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
1
Healthy patients, without particular pathologies that
could affect clinical results;
2
Good oral hygiene (Full-mouth plaque score,
FMPS < 20%)
3
4
Patients under pregnancy, lactation, oncologic patients, alcohol
addicted, with infectious pathologies or patients reporting allergies
to the specific components of the dental products used in the
trial; patients presenting local or systemic diseases affecting saliva
production or quality; heavy smokers (>15 cigarettes/day)
Poor oral hygiene (FMPS > 20%)
Presence of natural antagonist. Presence of
composite or already existing glassionomer
restorations in the antagonist tooth was tolerated.
No restorations on antagonist teeth were involved
in the trial
Not functioning teeth (teeth without antagonists)
5
Absence of prosthetic antagonist (any material)
For Class I and II: cavities deeper than 2 mm,
involving both enamel and dentin
Cavities less than 2 mm deep or cavities limited to enamel layer
6
For class II: cavities with 2, 3, 4, 5 walls in permanent
teeth were accepted
Deciduous teeth, since the use on deciduous teeth is not
recommended by manufacturer of tested product
Both vital or non-vital teeth. Parameter of vitality was
recorded for statistical analysis
Dental students or dental practitioners. According to FDI
recommendations (23), they are not representative of a real
community since they possess different dental awareness
7
Teeth with a prosthetic antagonist (any material)
8
Bruxism
9
Patients declaring daily consumption of chewing-gums.
Consumption of chewing-gums, and their brands and frequency of
assumption were checked at each follow-up.
Table 2 Criteria used to assess the overall success of restorations during follow-up examination
Code
Criterion
Definition
0
Present, satisfactory
Successful
1
Present, slight defect of cavity margin <0,5 mm
Successful
2
Present, marginal and/or edge chipping <1 mm
Successful
3
Present, marginal defect deeper than 0.5 mm
Failed
4
Partially present, restoration and/or tooth breakdown
Failed
5
Not present, restoration missing
Failed
6
Not present, other restorative treatment performed
Failed
7
Not present, tooth has been extracted
Failed
8
Pulpal involvment
Failed
C
Caries present
Failed
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