Article: Restoration margins in young adolescents: a clinical and radiographic study of Swiss Army recruits.

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TitleRestoration margins in young adolescents: a clinical and radiographic study of Swiss Army recruits.
AuthorsKuonen, P1
HuynhBa, G1
Krummen, VS1
Stössel, EM1
Röthlisberger, B1
Salvi, GE1
Gerber, J1
Pjetursson, BE1
Joss, A1
Lang, NP1
Issue Date2009
PublisherQuintessence Publishing Co Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.quintessencepublishing.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=3&products_id=239
CitationOral Health & Preventive Dentistry, 2009, v. 7 n. 4, p. 377-382 [How to Cite?]
AbstractPURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to report the radiographical prevalence of overhanging fillings in a group of Swiss Army recruits in 2006 and to relate the dimensions of the overhangs to clinical parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 626 Swiss Army recruits were examined for their periodontal conditions, prevalence of caries, and stomatological and functional aspects of the masticatory system and halitosis. In particular, the present report deals with the presence or the absence of fillings, the presence or the absence of overhangs and their relation to clinical and radiographic parameters. RESULTS: A total of 16,198 interdental sites were evaluated on bitewing radiographs. Of these sites, 15,516 (95.8%) were sound and 682 (4.2%) were filled. Amalgam restorations were found in 94.1% and resin composite fillings in 5.9% of the sites. Of these 682 sites, 96 (14.1%) yielded overhanging margins of various sizes. This low prevalence of fillings represents not only a substantial reduction when compared with a similar Swiss Army study (Lang et al, 1988), but also an improvement in the quality of dental care delivery to young Swiss males. Plaque Index and Gingival Index increased statistically significantly with the presence of fillings, when compared with healthy non-filled sites. Clinical parameters that were significantly associated with the presence of overhangs included clinical attachment loss. Moreover, between 1985 and 2006 the prevalence of fillings was significantly reduced from 20.0% to 4.2% of all surfaces. Furthermore, the marginal fit of the fillings improved from 33.0% with overhangs to 14.1%. CONCLUSIONS: A significant improvement was observed in the periodontal and dental conditions of young Swiss males that was shown to have taken place within the previous two decades. From 1985 to 2006, the prevalence of fillings was reduced fourfold and that of overhanging margins twofold, documenting an improvement in the quality of restorative dentistry.
ISSN1602-1622
2011 Impact Factor: 0.552
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.050
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000281037100009
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dc.contributor.authorKuonen, P
dc.contributor.authorHuynhBa, G
dc.contributor.authorKrummen, VS
dc.contributor.authorStössel, EM
dc.contributor.authorRöthlisberger, B
dc.contributor.authorSalvi, GE
dc.contributor.authorGerber, J
dc.contributor.authorPjetursson, BE
dc.contributor.authorJoss, A
dc.contributor.authorLang, NP
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:26:26Z
dc.date.available2012-08-08T08:26:26Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to report the radiographical prevalence of overhanging fillings in a group of Swiss Army recruits in 2006 and to relate the dimensions of the overhangs to clinical parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 626 Swiss Army recruits were examined for their periodontal conditions, prevalence of caries, and stomatological and functional aspects of the masticatory system and halitosis. In particular, the present report deals with the presence or the absence of fillings, the presence or the absence of overhangs and their relation to clinical and radiographic parameters. RESULTS: A total of 16,198 interdental sites were evaluated on bitewing radiographs. Of these sites, 15,516 (95.8%) were sound and 682 (4.2%) were filled. Amalgam restorations were found in 94.1% and resin composite fillings in 5.9% of the sites. Of these 682 sites, 96 (14.1%) yielded overhanging margins of various sizes. This low prevalence of fillings represents not only a substantial reduction when compared with a similar Swiss Army study (Lang et al, 1988), but also an improvement in the quality of dental care delivery to young Swiss males. Plaque Index and Gingival Index increased statistically significantly with the presence of fillings, when compared with healthy non-filled sites. Clinical parameters that were significantly associated with the presence of overhangs included clinical attachment loss. Moreover, between 1985 and 2006 the prevalence of fillings was significantly reduced from 20.0% to 4.2% of all surfaces. Furthermore, the marginal fit of the fillings improved from 33.0% with overhangs to 14.1%. CONCLUSIONS: A significant improvement was observed in the periodontal and dental conditions of young Swiss males that was shown to have taken place within the previous two decades. From 1985 to 2006, the prevalence of fillings was reduced fourfold and that of overhanging margins twofold, documenting an improvement in the quality of restorative dentistry.
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dc.identifier.citationOral Health & Preventive Dentistry, 2009, v. 7 n. 4, p. 377-382 [How to Cite?]
dc.identifier.epage382
dc.identifier.hkuros169069
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000281037100009
dc.identifier.issn1602-1622
2011 Impact Factor: 0.552
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.050
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid20011756
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-77949888742
dc.identifier.spage377
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/154601
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherQuintessence Publishing Co Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.quintessencepublishing.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=3&products_id=239
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofOral health & preventive dentistry
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAlveolar Bone Loss - Epidemiology
dc.subject.meshComposite Resins
dc.subject.meshDental Amalgam
dc.subject.meshDental Marginal Adaptation - Classification - Standards
dc.subject.meshDental Materials
dc.subject.meshDental Plaque Index
dc.subject.meshDental Restoration, Permanent - Standards - Statistics & Numerical Data
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMilitary Personnel
dc.subject.meshPeriodontal Attachment Loss - Epidemiology
dc.subject.meshPeriodontal Index
dc.subject.meshPeriodontal Pocket - Epidemiology
dc.subject.meshPrevalence
dc.subject.meshQuality Of Health Care
dc.subject.meshRadiography, Bitewing
dc.subject.meshSwitzerland
dc.subject.meshYoung Adult
dc.titleRestoration margins in young adolescents: a clinical and radiographic study of Swiss Army recruits.
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Universität Bern