A CLINICAL-EVALUATION OF A RESIN-MODIFIED GLASS-IONOMER RESTORATIVE MATERIAL

Compomers, resin-modified glass ionomers, were developed to improve th e physical properties and clinical handling of glass ionomers. Compome rs can be designed to be light-activated and used as restoratives or l iners. This article reports data collected up to 12 months after place ment of both compomer restorations and liners and is part of an ongoin g study evaluating the performance of this material. Based on this dat a, the authors conclude that this new generation of light-activated gl ass-ionomer restoratives provides clinical results comparable to those recorded for composite resins at 12 months.