Clinical and Radiological Performance of High-viscosity Glass Lonomer Cement and Compomer in Class II Restorations in Primary Molar Teeth

Authors : Zeliha Hatipoğlu PALAZ, Nese AKAL

Pages : 45-58

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Publication Date : 2021-09-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The present study aimed to evaluate clinical and radiographical success of high viscosity glass ionomer cement and compomer in primary molar teeth for 12 months. High viscosity glass ionomer cement Equia Fil (GC Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) and compomer Dyract XP (Dentsply De Trey, Konstanz, Germany) restorations were placed in 30 children between the ages of 4 and 9 with symmetrical proximal surface caries in primary molars. Restorations were evaluated clinically according to the modified United States Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria at the 1-week, 3-month, 6-month, 12-month recall and radiographically at 6 and 12 months. When the restorations are evaluated in terms of marginal discoloration, marginal adaptation, postoperative sensitivity, secondary caries, anatomical form and radiographic findings, no statistically significant difference was observed between two groups. There was a statistically significant difference between the groups for the retention, color match and surface texture scores at 12 months. It has been concluded that retention, surface texture and color match results of Equia Fil showed less successful at the end of 12 months. Therefore, selection of samples with small cavities for Equia Fil can increase the success rate of the restoration. Further research is required to confirm the results.
Keywords : compomer, Equia Fil, glass ionomer cement, primary teeth restoration