One-year clinical evaluation of bulk-fill flowable vs. regular nanofilled composite in non-carious cervical lesions

Abstract

Both bulk-fill flowable and regular nanofilled composites showed good clinical performances for the restoration of NCCLs after 1 year.

Clinical Effectiveness of Bulk-Fill and Conventional Resin Composite Restorations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…In all included studies [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ], the number of patients ranged from 22 to 86, with a follow-up time of between 6 months and 10 years. The countries, where the studies were carried out were: Turkey [ 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 , 27 ], Brazil [ 22 , 23 , 25 ], Germany [ 21 , 26 ], Sweden [ 17 , 19 ], Denmark [ 19 ], and Saudi Arabia [ 24 ]. Ten studies [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 23 , 25 , 27 , 29 ] reported that the mean age of the patients was between 7.41 and 55.30 years.…”

“…The countries, where the studies were carried out were: Turkey [ 14 , 16 , 18 , 20 , 27 ], Brazil [ 22 , 23 , 25 ], Germany [ 21 , 26 ], Sweden [ 17 , 19 ], Denmark [ 19 ], and Saudi Arabia [ 24 ]. Ten studies [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 23 , 25 , 27 , 29 ] reported that the mean age of the patients was between 7.41 and 55.30 years. Three studies [ 14 , 27 , 28 ] reported that the patients were children or under 18 years of age.…”

“…Three studies [ 14 , 27 , 28 ] reported that the patients were children or under 18 years of age. Eight studies [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 25 ] reported that the total number of patients in relation to their gender (men and women) was 186 and 206, respectively ( Table 2 ).…”

“…The total number of treated patients and restored teeth was 764 and 1915, respectively. In 5 studies [ 17 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 26 ], class I and class II restorations were performed, 3 studies [ 24 , 27 , 28 ] performed class I restorations, 6 studies [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 23 , 29 ] performed class II restorations, and 2 studies [ 22 , 25 ] performed non-carious cervical lesions (NCCL) restorations. Among the types of teeth restored, it was observed that the restorations were made in the permanent incisors, canines, premolars, and molars.…”

“…Six studies [ 14 , 18 , 21 , 23 , 26 , 27 ] reported that the etching and rinsing method was used and 12 studies [ 16 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 28 , 29 ] used the self-engraving method. The adhesives used in the studies were: Single Bond Universal Adhesive [ 15 , 27 , 29 ], Clearfil SE Bond [ 14 , 22 , 29 ], Xeno III [ 20 , 21 , 26 ], Xeno V [ 17 , 19 ], AdheSE Bond [ 16 , 29 ], OptiBond All-in-One [ 28 , 29 ], Adper Single Bond 2 [ 18 , 23 ], Syntac classic [ 21 , 26 ], XP Bond [ 23 ], Tetric N Bond Total-etch [ 24 ], Scotchbond Universal Adhesive [ 25 ], Excite F [ 18 ], Futurabond NR [ 20 ], and Peak Universal [ 23 ]. The composite resins used in the studies were inserted in the cavities with the following placement techniques: (1) the incremental method, involving Filtek Z550 [ 14 ], Charisma Smart Composite [ 15 ], Filtek Z350 XT [ 22 ], Amelogen Plus [ 23 ], Tetric EvoCeram [ 16 , ...…”