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Lead
Ivoclar Vivadent AG
Patients, requiring posterior tooth restorations Class I and II or requesting amalgam restoration replacement, were treated in the clinical investigation. Each patient received two composite restorations in the posterior region.
Age
18–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Each subject must need at least 2 restorations in a vital posterior tooth (in different quadrants)
Restorations may be indicated for caries removal and restoration, replacement of defec-tive restorations (i.e. fractured, stained, unaesthetic), or requested replacement of un-aesthetic restorations.
Must have given written consent to participate in the trial
Must be available for the required follow-up visits over 2 years
Restored teeth must have occlusal contact with opposing teeth or restored teeth
Restoration width should be equal to or greater than 1/3 the distance from buccal to lin-gual cusp tips
75% of the restorations Class II (minimum) and 25% Class I
One, two or three surfaces per restoration
Each Class II will have at least one proximal contact
75% in molars (minimum) and 25% in premolars
All restored teeth must have at least one occlusal contact in habitual closure
Must have 20 or more teeth with evidence of bilateral posterior tooth contacts
Teeth that require one or no cuspal build-ups
Vital tooth
Preoperative sensibility on the teeth to be treated at maximum 3 on visual analog scale (10 = maximum)
Patient wishes to be treated in this clinical trial after oral information by the operator and after signing the informed patient form
Have medical complications (organ transplants, long term antibiotic or steroid treatment, cancer or are immunocompromised) or disabilities rendering them unable to tolerate the time required to complete the restorations or to provide adequate oral hygiene
Suffer from xerostomia either by taking medications known to produce xerostomia or those with radiation induced xerostomia or Sjogren's syndrome subjects
Have teeth with advanced or severe periodontitis, rampant caries or poor oral hygiene which may require extraction of the teeth to be restored
Present with any systemic or local disorders that contraindicate the dental procedures included in this study
Patients reporting having severe grinding/bruxing or clenching or in need of TMJ-related therapy
Have tooth with exposed pulp during preparation or caries removal or require indirect pulp capping
Inclusion of teeth that are non-vital or that exhibit signs of pulpal pathology (pulpitis)
If the working field cannot be maintained in a dry state for treatment
You may not be if
Allergies to ingredients of the materials under investigation (monomers)
