The influence of different placement techniques on the clinical success of bulk-fill resin composites placed in Class II cavities: a 4-year randomized controlled clinical study

Çakır Kılınç N. N., DEMİRBUĞA S.

Clinical Oral Investigations, vol.27, no.2, pp.541-557, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00784-022-04749-7
  • Journal Name: Clinical Oral Investigations
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.541-557
  • Keywords: Bulk-fill resin composite, Incremental technique, Bulk technique, Resin composite, FDI, USPHS, POSTERIOR RESTORATIONS, MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES, MARGINAL ADAPTATION, SHRINKAGE STRESS, COLOR STABILITY, SELF-ETCH, FOLLOW-UP, ADHESIVE, TRIAL, CURE
  • Kayseri University Affiliated: No

Abstract

© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.Objective: The purpose of this double-blind and split-mouth randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the clinical success of the placement technique (bulk-filling and incremental techniques) of a bulk-fill resin composite in Class II carious lesions. Materials and methods: Two different bulk-fill resin composites, X-tra fil (Voco) and Filtek Bulk Fill (3M ESPE), were used in the bulk-filling and incremental techniques for 20 patients. The study was carried out in 4 groups, with 20 restorations in each group. Restorations were appraised at baseline, 6-month, 2-year, and 4-year recall. World Dental Federation (FDI) and the US Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria were used in the evaluations. The Friedman, Kruskal–Wallis, and Mann–Whitney U tests were used for the statistical analysis. Results: At the end of year 4, there was no loss of restoration in any group. According to the USPHS and FDI criteria, there was a difference in the baseline and 4-year in marginal adaptation and marginal discoloration of the restorations (P < 0.05). When Filtek-Bulk was placed as an incremental technique, there was a minor fracture in four restorations (P > 0.05). In addition, Filtek-Bulk showed a color change according to the results based on both the USPHS and FDI criteria (P < 0.05). The difference between the two placement techniques of each resin composite was not significant at the year 4 recall when all criteria were evaluated (P ˃ 0.05). Conclusions: The 4-year clinical success of the evaluated bulk-fill composites is not dependent on the placement technique used. Clinical relevance: This study can help clinicians choose which technique (bulk fill and incremental techniques) bulk-fill composites can be used. Trial registration: US National Library of Medicine, www.clinicaltrials.gov, ID: NCT04565860 Registered on 10/09/2020. Clinical Evaluation of Bulk-fill resin Composites in Class II Restorations.