Title |
Effects Of Pre-Heating Resin Composite On Adaptation And Adhesion To Teeth |
Clinical Question |
Does pre-heating resin composite before placement increase the adaptation and adhesion to the teeth better than standard room temperature resin composite? |
Clinical Bottom Line |
This trial shows that pre-heating resin composites may increase adaptation and decrease microleakage at the cervical margins, but not at the occlusal margins. (See Comments on the CAT below) |
Best Evidence |
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PubMed ID |
Author / Year |
Patient Group |
Study type
(level of evidence) |
18335736 | Wagner/2008 | 40 extracted third molars | In vitro randomized controlled trial | Key results | No statistical differences were observed among materials at the occlusal margin. Preheating the composite resulted in significantly less microleakage at the cervical margins compared to the flowable liner and control. p<0.05 | |
Evidence Search |
Search "Composite resins"[Mesh] AND microleakage AND heat Limits: Randomized Controlled Trial, Search "Composite resin"[Mesh] AND microleakage AND heat Search "Composite"[Mesh] AND Search "Composite"[Mesh] AND microleakage Limits: Randomized Controlled Trial, Search "Composite Resins"[Mesh] AND heat Limits: Randomized Controlled Trial, Search "Composite Resins"[Mesh] AND warm Limits: Randomized Controlled Trial, Search "Composite Resins"[Mesh] AND preheat Limits: Randomized Controlled Trial, Search "Composite Resins"[Mesh] AND heat Limits: Systematic Reviews, Search "Composite Resins"[Mesh] AND heat Limits: Meta-Analysis, Search "Composite Resins"[Mesh] AND heat Search "Composite Resins"[Mesh] AND wamers Search "Composite Resins"[Mesh] |
Comments on
The Evidence |
The evidence is not strong considering the study type and that no other trials were found. |
Applicability |
This could significantly decrease the incidence of microleakage and secondary caries assuming the information is correct and more in-depth research were performed to verify the findings. Seemingly simple to do, pre-warming the resin composite may be fairly easy to implement in private practice. |
Specialty |
(General Dentistry) (Prosthodontics) (Restorative Dentistry) |
Keywords |
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ID# |
589 |
Date of submission |
04/01/2010 |
E-mail |
butlertd@livemail.uthscsa.edu |
Author |
Todd Butler |
Co-author(s) |
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Co-author(s) e-mail |
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Faculty mentor |
E. Penn Jackson, DDS |
Faculty mentor e-mail |
JacksonEP@uthscsa.edu |
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Basic Science Rationale
(Mechanisms that may account for and/or explain the clinical question, i.e. is the answer to the clinical question consistent with basic biological, physical and/or behavioral science principles, laws and research?) |
None available | |
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Comments and Evidence-Based Updates on the CAT
(FOR PRACTICING DENTISTS', FACULTY, RESIDENTS and/or STUDENTS COMMENTS ON PUBLISHED CATs) |
by Cameron Critchfield, Camille Daryapayma and Jade Wylie (San Antonio, TX) on 01/07/2013 In April 2011, Deb S published an article titled "Pre-warming dental composites" (PMID#: 21145580). This study was a combination of an in vitro and clinical trial. They found that the only property affected by pre-warming the composite was increased flowability. All other properties, including micro leakage, showed no significant differences. | |