<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Background:</bold> Cervical lesions appear on the cervical surface of the lingual or buccal side of the tooth and are classified into carious and non-carious lesions.<bold>Aim:</bold> The present study evaluates the performance of three different types of aesthetic restorative materials, used for the restoration of carious or non-carious cervical lesions.<bold>Materials and methods:</bold> The study comprised 195 cervical lesions in 45 patients. The restorations were carried out for non-carious cervical lesions in 34.62% of the cases, for primary carious lesions in 40.00% of the cases, and to replace a previous restoration in 25.38% of the cases. The restorations were evaluated at 2 weeks (the reference line), and then at 1 and 2 years after placement. The following have been assessed: restoration retention, color harmonization, surface texture, margin discoloration, anatomical contour, margin integrity, and the presence of secondary caries. The characteristics were registered in conformity with the modified USPHS criteria.<bold>Results:</bold> At the one-year evaluation, we noticed the loss of 12 restorations, and after 2 years, the loss of 19 restorations. The results showed significant differences between restorative materials regarding color, margin adaptation, margin coloration, surface texture, as well as criteria regarding the anatomical contour (p &lt;0.05).<bold>Conclusions:</bold> The evaluation of the success of restorative material retention must consider the location of the cervical lesion. A successful treatment depends particularly on a full understanding of the factors that caused the lesions and on the method of their treatment.</abstract>

Background: Cervical lesions appear on the cervical surface of the lingual or buccal side of the tooth and are classified into carious and non-carious lesions.Aim: The present study evaluates the performance of three different types of aesthetic restorative materials, used for the restoration of carious or non-carious cervical lesions.Materials and methods: The study comprised 195 cervical lesions in 45 patients. The restorations were carried out for non-carious cervical lesions in 34.62% of the cases, for primary carious lesions in 40.00% of the cases, and to replace a previous restoration in 25.38% of the cases. The restorations were evaluated at 2 weeks (the reference line), and then at 1 and 2 years after placement. The following have been assessed: restoration retention, color harmonization, surface texture, margin discoloration, anatomical contour, margin integrity, and the presence of secondary caries. The characteristics were registered in conformity with the modified USPHS criteria.Results: At the one-year evaluation, we noticed the loss of 12 restorations, and after 2 years, the loss of 19 restorations. The results showed significant differences between restorative materials regarding color, margin adaptation, margin coloration, surface texture, as well as criteria regarding the anatomical contour (p <0.05).Conclusions: The evaluation of the success of restorative material retention must consider the location of the cervical lesion. A successful treatment depends particularly on a full understanding of the factors that caused the lesions and on the method of their treatment.

Evaluation of Three Esthetic Restorative Materials Used for Carious or Noncarious Cervical Lesion Restoration

University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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Background: Cervical lesions appear on the cervical surface of the lingual or buccal side of the tooth and are classified into carious and non-carious...

Evaluation of Three Esthetic Restorative Materials Used for Carious or Noncarious Cervical Lesion Restoration

Published Online: Jul 18, 2019

Page range: 19 - 24

Received: Jan 03, 2019

Accepted: Jan 21, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2019-0001

Keywords
carious, non-carious, cervical lesions, restoration materials, retention rates

© 2019 Gabriela Beresescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Evaluation of Three Esthetic Restorative Materials Used for Carious or Noncarious Cervical Lesion Restoration

Published Online: Jul 18, 2019

Page range: 19 - 24

Received: Jan 03, 2019

Accepted: Jan 21, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2019-0001

Keywordscarious, non-carious, cervical lesions, restoration materials, retention rates

© 2019 Gabriela Beresescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
carious, non-carious, cervical lesions, restoration materials, retention rates