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Five-year clinical performance of the dentine deproteinization technique in non-carious cervical lesions
Carlos Rocha Gomes Torres1, Daphne Camara Barcellos2, Graziela Ribeiro Batista2
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, Institute of Science and technology, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the 5-year clinical performance of composite restorations of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCL) using a total-etch adhesive system with or without collagen removal with 10% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl).
Methods:
In this study randomized controlled split-mouth clinical trial, one-hundred and thirty-eight NCCL were restored into 30 patients. Each patient received at least one pair of composite restorations (Filtek A110/3M ESPE), bonded either with 2 techniques: Conventional Technique--acid etching with 37% phosphoric acid+Prime & Bond NT (Denstply DeTrey); Deproteinization Technique--acid etching with 37% phosphoric acid+10% NaOCl for 1min+Prime & Bond NT. The two techniques were evaluated using the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria at baseline, 18 months, 3 and 5 years. After five years, one-hundred and six restorations were evaluated in 24 patients. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square test (p<0.05).
Results:
There were no statistically significant differences between the two techniques regarding the evaluated parameters (p>0.05).
Conclusion:
After 5 years, the application of 10% NaOCl deproteinization on etched dentine did not affect the clinical performance of composite restorations placed in NCCL when compared to the conventional total-etch technique.
Clinical Significance:
Clinical studies evaluating the performance of the Deproteinization Technique are scarce. In this study, this technique showed similar clinical performance at the end of 5 years when compared to a conventional total-etch technique.
