Comparison of ART and conventional techniques on clinical performance of glass-ionomer cement restorations in load bearing areas of permanent and primary dentitions: A systematic review

C Ruengrungsom; JEA Palamara; MF Burrow

Journal article

Comparison of ART and conventional techniques on clinical performance of glass-ionomer cement restorations in load bearing areas of permanent and primary dentitions: A systematic review

C Ruengrungsom, JEA Palamara, MF Burrow

Journal of Dentistry | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2018.07.008

Abstract

Objectives: To review the clinical performance of GIC restorations using calculated annual failure rates (AFRs) and qualitative descriptions based on conventional and ART techniques from two aspects: occlusal and approximal cavities in permanent or deciduous posterior teeth. Sources: Search strategies were undertaken of the PubMed database from January 1983 to March 2018. Additional articles were collected by hand searching. Study Selection: The following basic search terms, “(glass ionomer cement) and (clinical performance or survival or ART or atraumatic restorative or high viscosity)” with inclusion and exclusion criteria according to PRISMA flow diagram were used. Data: A total of 904 ar..

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Joseph Palamara Author

Michael Burrow Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge Prof. Martin Tyas (Honorary Professorial Fellow in Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne) for the help of manuscript editing, and also acknowledge the Office of the Higher Education Commission, Thailand for the scholarship given to Chirayu Ruengrungsom for studying as a PhD student at the Melbourne Dental School.