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Analysis of microleakage of temporary restorative materials in primary teeth
Geórgia Linhares dos Santos, Ana Paula Caldeira de Andrada Beltrame1, Thaísa Cezária Triches
1Post Graduate Programme in Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to compare the coronal microleakage of restorative materials used between sessions of endodontic treatment in primary teeth.
Materials And Methods:
Forty healthy primary canines were chosen and randomly allocated to four groups: Group 1 - Cimpat Branco ® (n = 10), Group 2 - Bioplic ® (n = 10), Group 3 - Maxxion R ® glass ionomer cement (n = 10), and Group 4 (control) - Z350 ® composite resin (n = 10). Class V cavities were created and fillings carried out following the manufacturer's instructions. The teeth were submitted to thermocycling, sealed, and immersed in 0.5% basic fuchsin solution for 24 h. The teeth were split along their long axis in the vestibulolingual direction and the tooth-restorative material interface was photographed. The percentage of microleakage was calculated using the ImageJ program. Data were analyzed using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) F-test and Bonferroni's t-test, with a 5% level of significance.
Results:
The following mean percentages of microleakage were found: Group 1 = 16.08%, Group 2 = 46.98%, Group 3 = 47.93%, and Group 4 = 11.03%. Statistically, significant differences were found in the comparison of Groups 1 and 4 to Groups 2 and 3.
Conclusion:
Cimpat Branco ® had a lower percentage of microleakage in comparison to Bioplic ® and Maxxion R ® glass ionomer cement.
