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A 2-year clinical evaluation of direct and semi-direct resin composite restorations in non-carious cervical lesions:
Taciana Marco Ferraz Caneppele1, Laura Célia Fernandes Meirelles2, Rafael Santos Rocha2
1GAPEC - Academic Group of Clinical Research, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Institute of Science and Technology, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Eng. Francisco José Longo, no. 777, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, 12245-000, Brazil. taciana.caneppele@unesp.br.
Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 2-year success of resin composite restorations in non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) using the direct or semi-direct techniques.
Materials And Methods:
Thirty volunteers presenting with at least two NCCLs were included. Each participant received one restoration using the direct technique and the other using the semi-direct technique, totaling 60 restorations. Time for completing the treatment was computed. Assessments at baseline, 7 days, and 6, 12, and 24 months were performed using the modified United States Public Health Service criteria. Descriptive analysis was reported as a percentage of successful treatments. For inferential analysis, the Student t test was used to evaluate the differences between extension, depth, and time. The chi-square/Fisher tests were used to compare treatment success after each period (α = 0.05). The results were evaluated by using the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.
Results:
Differences were detected regarding mean ± standard deviation time, in which direct and semi-direct procedures were accomplished in 21.8 (± 14.5) and 35.3 (± 19.9) min, respectively. Of the 60 restorations placed, 7 failed in the direct group while 8 failed in the semi-direct group up to 2 years. No differences were detected between restorative protocols. The cumulative survival was 88.5% and 88.4% for the direct technique and semi-direct techniques after 24 months, respectively.
Conclusion:
The tested restorative protocols present similar results for NCCLs within the studied periods.
Clinical Relevance:
The semi-direct technique exhibited clinical performance similar to direct technique for NCCL, demonstrating an alternative for restorations of these lesions.
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