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Evaluation of the clinical performance of GIOMERs and comparison with other conventional restorative materials in permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Aim The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyse the clinical performance of GIOMER restorative composites and compare them with other conventional restorative materials in permanent teeth.

Methods Searches in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Ovid and Cochrane Library were conducted. Grey literature search was also performed. Clinical trials that evaluated the clinical performance of restorations with GIOMER restorative composites in permanent teeth compared to those using composite resin, glass ionomer cement, resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) and other GIOMERs were included. Meta-analyses comparing GIOMER restorative composites with RMGIC at 6- and 12-month follow-ups and comparing two types of GIOMER were feasible.

Results Ten studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. In these studies, GIOMER was compared to different types of dental restoration materials. Dental restorations were evaluated by United States Public Health Service criteria in all included studies. Four studies were suitable for meta-analysis, which showed significant differences between GIOMER and RMGIC surface roughness at 6-month (odds ratio [OR] = 6.56; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.38-18.13) and 12-month (OR = 8.76; CI = 3.19-24.07) follow-ups. No significant differences between GIOMER restorative composites and RMGIC for marginal adaptation were found at 6- and 12-month follow-ups. When comparing two GIOMERs, significant differences were seen between Beautifil II and Beautifil Flowable Plus F00 for marginal staining (OR = 2.58; CI = 1.42-23.27; I2 = 0%) and surface roughness (OR = 4.59; CI = 1.11-18.97; I2 = 0%) at the 36-month follow-up. No significant differences between Beautifil II and Beautifil Flowable Plus F00 were seen for marginal adaptation and anatomic form at 6-, 18- and 36-month follow-ups.

Conclusions GIOMER restorative composites presented similar performance concerning marginal adaptation and better surface roughness when compared to RMGIC. GIOMER Beautifil II presented similar performance to GIOMER Beautifil Flow Plus F00 concerning marginal adaptation and anatomic form and worse marginal staining and surface roughness when compared to Beautifil Flowable Plus F00.

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Acknowledgements

This study was financed in part by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Brasil (CAPES), Finance Code 001. Lucas Guimarães Abreu is a research fellow of Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) (404710/2018-2 and 310797/2019-5).

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    Clóvis Ciryllo Limonge Neto, André Martins das Neves, Diandra Costa Arantes & Tassiana Cançado Melo Sa

  2. Associate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University, 17 Chome Minami 1 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060–8556, Japan

    Monica Yamauti

  3. Full Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP 31270–091, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Cláudia Silami de Magalhães & Allyson Nogueira Moreira

  4. Adjunct Professor, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, CEP 31270–091, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Neto, C., das Neves, A., Arantes, D. et al. Evaluation of the clinical performance of GIOMERs and comparison with other conventional restorative materials in permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Evid Based Dent (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41432-022-0281-8

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