Low-viscosity Composite Filling Materials as an Alternative in Treating Cervical Defects

Overview

The author in his present study focuses on the behavior of cervical fillings created using the lowviscosity composite filling material Tetric^® Flow in combination with the 6th generation, no-mix, self-etching adhesive system AdheSE^®. The treated defects were of both carious and non-carious origin.

The study was performed on the total number of 29 patients, 10 males and 19 females with both carious and non-carious cervical lesions. The total number of 79 cervical defects was treated during the year 2002. Thirty of those defects were of carious origin and 49 of non-carious origin. The fillings were then periodically observed once a year up to 2006.

The total survival rate of those fillings after 4 years was 86.7% in case of carious cervical lesions and 93.3% in case of non-carious cervical lesions. The rest of the observed modified USPHS criteria were, with two exceptions, significantly better in case of non-carious defects.

Low-viscosity composite filling materials seem to be a good choice in treating cervical defects.

Key words:
carious cervical lesions (CCL) – non-carious cervical lesions (NCCL) – low-viscosity composite filling material – modified USPHS criteria