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Does Fluoride in Compomers Prevent Future Caries in Children?

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Compomer restorations release fluoride to help prevent future caries. We tested the hypothesis that compomer is associated with fewer future caries compared with amalgam. The five-year New England Children's Amalgam Trial recruited 534 children aged 6-10 yrs with >or= 2 carious posterior teeth. Children were randomized to receive compomer or amalgam restorations in primary posterior teeth, placed with a fluoride-releasing bonding agent. The association between restorative material and future caries was assessed by survival analysis. Average follow-up of restorations (N = 1085 compomer, 954 amalgams) was 2.8 + 1.4 yrs in 441 children. No significant difference between materials was found in the rate of new caries on different surfaces of the same tooth. Incident caries on other teeth appeared slightly more quickly after placement of compomer restorations (p = 0.007), but the difference was negligible after 5 yrs. Under the conditions of this trial, we found no preventive benefit to fluoride-releasing compomer compared with amalgam.

Source: Journal of Dental Research

DOI: 10.1177/0022034508330884

Authors: F. Trachtenberg, N.N. Maserejian, J.A. Soncini, C. Hayes, M. Tavares

Institutions: Boston University, Tufts University, New England Research Institutes, The Forsyth Institute

Language: English

Topic: Dental materials and restorations

Subfield: Orthodontics

Field: Dentistry

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research