Randomized clinical trial of encapsulated and hand-mixed glass-ionomer ART restorations: one-year follow-up Maria Cristina Carvalho de Almendra Freitas Ticiane Cestari Fagundes Karin Cristina da Silva Modena Guilherme Saintive Cardia Maria Fidela de Lima Navarro 10.6084/m9.figshare.5816166.v1 https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Randomized_clinical_trial_of_encapsulated_and_hand-mixed_glass-ionomer_ART_restorations_one-year_follow-up/5816166 <div><p>Abstract Objective This prospective, randomized, split-mouth clinical trial evaluated the clinical performance of conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC; Riva Self-Cure, SDI), supplied in capsules or in powder/liquid kits and placed in Class I cavities in permanent molars by the Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) approach. Material and Methods A total of 80 restorations were randomly placed in 40 patients aged 11-15 years. Each patient received one restoration with each type of GIC. The restorations were evaluated after periods of 15 days (baseline), 6 months, and 1 year, according to ART criteria. Wilcoxon matched pairs, multivariate logistic regression, and Gehan-Wilcoxon tests were used for statistical analysis. Results Patients were evaluated after 15 days (n=40), 6 months (n=34), and 1 year (n=29). Encapsulated GICs showed significantly superior clinical performance compared with hand-mixed GICs at baseline (p=0.017), 6 months (p=0.001), and 1 year (p=0.026). For hand-mixed GIC, a statistically significant difference was only observed over the period of baseline to 1 year (p=0.001). Encapsulated GIC presented statistically significant differences for the following periods: 6 months to 1 year (p=0.028) and baseline to 1 year (p=0.002). Encapsulated GIC presented superior cumulative survival rate than hand-mixed GIC over one year. Importantly, both GICs exhibited decreased survival over time. Conclusions Encapsulated GIC promoted better ART performance, with an annual failure rate of 24%; in contrast, hand-mixed GIC demonstrated a failure rate of 42%.</p></div> 2018-01-24 02:42:01 Dental caries Clinical trial Glass ionomer cements