Direct posterior composite restorations: a more than 23-year evaluation - an observational follow-up clinical study

• Conditions: K03.9; K03.0; Disease of hard tissues of teeth, unspecified; Excessive attrition of teeth

• Registration Number: DRKS00030329
• Lead Sponsor: Goethe University Frankfurt,University Hospital,Department of Operative Dentistry,Dental School (Carolinum)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2019-06-12
• Study Start: 2022-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

1. Application of the posterior composite restoration happened in the 1995/1996 student courses of the Department of Operative Dentistry of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
2. All fillings were inserted in permanent vital teeth without pain symptoms at the time of placement.
3. A microhybrid composite was used for the restorations (Herculite XRV, Kerr, Karlsruhe, Germany).
4. The application followed a predefined clinical protocol.
5. All patients were at the age of 18-70 years at time of placement.
6. All patients had been consecutively evaluated at the first follow-up examination during 1995-1997 within 36 months after insertion of fillings.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Application of the posterior composite restoration did not happen in the 1995/1996 student courses of the Department of Operative Dentistry of the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
2. The fillings were not inserted in permanent vital teeth without pain symptoms at the time of placement.
3. A microhybrid composite was not used for the restorations (Herculite XRV, Kerr, Karlsruhe, Germany).
4. The application followed not a predefined clinical protocol.
5. All patients were not at the age of 18-70 years at time of placement.
6. All patients had not been consecutively evaluated at the first follow-up examination during 1995-1997 within 36 months after insertion of fillings.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified