STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DENTAL MATERIALS USED WITHIN THE DENTINAL SEALING AND PULPAL PROTECTION STAGES
Abstract:
Sealing the dentinal surfaces and the pulpal protection have always been controversial
topics among specialists. The conventional methods imply the dentin replacement up to the dentinenamel
junction using liners or/and bases while the modern approaches suggest the use of liners when
the thickness of the juxta-pulpal wall is thinner than 2 mm. The purpose of this study is to statistically
analyse the most frequently used means for dentin sealing and pulpal protection by a group of sixty
dentists. The results indicated that most of the doctors admitted to use the classic guidelines in deep
cavities by using neo-dentinogenetic liners and bases up to the dentin-enamel junction. Flowable
composites were the first choice when choosing high mechanical resistance liners and flowable
composites (with base use-indication) and glass ionomer cements were the first choices when coming
to bases.
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