BONDING TO ENAMEL USING A UNIVERSAL ADHESIVE

Launched by UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE PONTA GROSSA · Aug 15, 2017

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Interventions: restorative procedure All the patients selected for this study received dental prophylaxis with a suspension of pumice and water in a rubber cup and signed an informed consent form two weeks before the restorative procedures.

The degree of sclerotic dentin from the NCCLs was measured according to the criteria described by Swift and others. The cavity dimensions in millimeters (height, width, and depth), the geometry of the cavity (evaluated by profile photograph and labeled at \<45o, 45o-90o, 90o\<135o, and \>135o), the presence of an antagonist, and the presence of attritio...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Participants had to be in good general health.
• • At least 18 years old
• • Have an acceptable oral hygiene level
• • Present at least 20 teeth under occlusion
• • At least four NCCLs in four different teeth
• • These lesions had to be non-carious, non-retentive, deeper than 1 mm, and involve both the enamel and dentin of vital teeth without mobility.
• • The cavo-surface margin could not involve more than 50% of enamel, and all lesions had cervical margins ending in dentin.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Participants had not be in good general health.
• • At less 18 years old
• • Have not an acceptable oral hygiene level
• • Present at less 20 teeth under occlusion
• • At less four NCCLs in four different teeth, these lesions had not be non-carious, retentive and involve only enamel of vital teeth with mobility.