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The ultimate guide to restoration longevity in England and Wales. Part 3: Glass ionomer restorations – time to next intervention and to extraction of the restored tooth

British Dental Journal volume 224, pages865–874(2018)Cite this article

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  • Circa 1.6million Glass Ionomer (GI) restorations were included, these being placed in class II and class V cavities. Of these, circa 700,000 had a re-intervention at 15 years. Kaplan Meier Analysis revealed that, overall, only 28% of GI restorations had survived without re-intervention at 15 years.

  • GI restorations performed less well than other treatment groups overall, both in terms of time to re-intervention and also time to extraction of the restored tooth, with 23% of GI-restored teeth being extracted at 15 years.

  • GI restorations performed better in younger patients than in older patients and performed least well when placed in upper incisor teeth: the performance of GI restorations was highly tooth-dependent.

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The authors acknowledge the support of the Economic and Social Data Service, the Health and Social Care Information Centre and the NHS Business Services Authority for collating and releasing this valuable data resource.

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Burke, F., Lucarotti, P. The ultimate guide to restoration longevity in England and Wales. Part 3: Glass ionomer restorations – time to next intervention and to extraction of the restored tooth. Br Dent J 224, 865–874 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.436

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