Vitremer restorative cement for children: Three clinicians' observations in three pediatric dental practices

BACKGROUND The authors retrospectively evaluated the clinical performance o f a resin-modified glass ionomer cement as a Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class V restorative material in primary teeth. METHODS Three hundred and six patients that had received 864 resin-modified glass ionomer restorations, which had been in the mouth for a minimum of t hree years, were included in this evaluation. RESULTS The results demonstrated an overall 93.4 percent restoration succes s rate, Class I restorations presenting a 92.6 percent success. Class II re storations presenting a 93.4 percent success, Class III restorations presen ting a 100 percent success and Class V restorations presenting a 98 percent success, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The resin-modified glass ionomer cement functioned well as a Cl ass I, Class II, Class III, and Class V restorative material in the primary dentition. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Resin-modified glass ionomer cement restorative mater ial functions well for Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class V restoratio ns in primary teeth.