In vivo evaluation of different techniques for establishment of proximal contacts in posterior resin composite restorations

A selection of abstracts of clinically relevant papers from other journals. The abstracts on this page have been chosen and edited by John R. Radford.

Abstract

All techniques produced satisfactory contact areas.

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Cardoso P de C, Bastos de Oliveira AR et al. Braz J Oral Sci 2011; 10: 12–16

This in vivo study, compared the resin composite contact areas achieved by four different techniques used to restore interdental cavities. All employed a preformed metallic matrix (Unimatrix) to create the missing tooth surface and either a customised wooden or elastic interdental wedge. Two of the techniques used seperating rings (Unimatrix Kit), one method a translucent contact spatula, and the fourth technique used resin inserts (3M ESPE). Each method was assessed and graded after placing ten resin composite restorations (n = 40 in total), by passing dental floss through the contact area immediately after restoration and 30 days later. No information was given on randomisation. No statistical difference was found between the different restorative techniques.