Investigation on the clinical performance of a new dental adhesive when used in direct filling therapy after phosphoric acid etching. Hypothesis: The new adhesive shows an acceptable clinical performance and allows a good filling quality.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
28
Number of Participants With Clinical Success
Clinical success is defined as no postoperative hypersensitivity and no loss of the restoration.
Time frame: 1 week
Clinical Quality
The clinical quality of the restorations will be evaluated according to semi-quantitative clinical evaluation (SQUACE) criteria and compared at all time points and at the end of the study. SQUACE is a published semi-quantitative method to evaluate the clinical success of dental restorations that is based on the commonly used USPHS criteria. The quality of the restoration is rated according to the SQUACE scale and classified as acceptable (patients with satisfactory clinical outcome) or not acceptable (patients with unsatisfactory clinical outcome).
Time frame: 3 years
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