Clinical outcomes of direct resin-composite restorations in primary maxillary incisors in patients with early childhood caries: a prospective non-controlled cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Maxillary primary anterior teeth are primarily affected by early childhood caries (ECC), and treatments are challenging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and risk factors for chairside direct composite restorations of maxillary primary incisor caries in patients with ECC.

Materials and methods

A total of 160 maxillary incisors from 54 children aged 23-47 months who were diagnosed with caries and received direct-bonded composite restoration treatments according to the standard protocol were included. At 1 year of follow-up, the restorations were evaluated using the modified United States Public Health Service (USPHS) criteria. A restoration was defined as successful when Alpha or Bravo scores were obtained for all parameters. The presence

SUBMITTER: Zhang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12010599 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature