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September, 2020, Vol. 22, No. 3

CONTENTS

REVIEWS

Influence of temporary filling material on dental cracks and fractures during endodontic treatment: A systematic review
Aušra Mickevičienė, Greta Lodienė, Tadas Venskutonis
67-74

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Microcomputed tomography evaluation of the root canals morphology of the mandibular first molars
Urtė Asijavičienė, Saulius Drukteinis, Aleksander Suduiko
75-79

Nasalance scores for Vietnamese-speaking children with oral clefts
Van Thai Nguyen, Lagle Lehes, Thi Thuy Hang Truong, Thi Van Anh Hoang, Triin Jagomägi
80-85

REVIEWS

Study and evaluation of the gubernacular canal by means of cone beam computed tomography
Thaís Silva Cerqueira, Kariza Vargens Diniz Correia
86-91

CASE REPORT

Pleomorphic adenoma of buccal mucosa: a case report and review of the literature
Ernani Canuto Figueirêdo Júnior, Isabella Jardelino Dias, Pollianna Muniz Alves, Cassiano Francisco Weege Nonaka, Daliana Queiroga de Castro Gomes, Jozinete Vieira Pereira
92-96



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Influence of temporary filling material on dental cracks and fractures during endodontic treatment: A systematic review
Aušra Mickevičienė1, 2, Greta Lodienė2, Tadas Venskutonis 2

Summary

Introduction. A significant loss of dental structures during endodontic treatment increases the probability of tooth cracks, fractures or even tooth loss. The objective of this systematic review was to assess the influence of temporary filling material on dental cracks and fractures during endodontic treatment.

Materials and methods. The literature was digitally searched for in vivo and in vitro studies using Pubmed, ScienceDirect and Wiley Online Library databases. A total of 38 potentially relevant records were identified in the literature search after duplicates were removed. After screening, full-text analysis of selected studies was done. Two reviewers independently selected the studies, extracted the data which was structured and summarized.

Results. Five publications met the selection criteria. Ten temporary filling materials were evaluated in this review. The analysis demonstrated that non-eugenol chemically hardening temporary filling materials significantly increase filling and dental fractures and have the lowest fracture and tooth fracture resistance. Glass ionomer cements (GIC) presented the higher hermetic, tightness and fracture resistance features.

Conclusions. A temporary filling material during endodontic treatment may influence dental cracks and fractures. Highest impact for dental cracks and fractures has ready-to-use, eugenol-free temporary filling materials, whereas the least impact has GIC.

Key words: coronal seal, cracks, endodontics, temporary filling, tooth fractures.

Received: 20 01 2020

Accepted for publishing: 25 09 2020


1Department of Preventive Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

2Department of Dental and Oral Pathology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

Address correspondence to Aušra Mickevičienė, Department of Preventive Medicine, Academy of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės g. 18-307, Kaunas, LT-47181, Lithuania.

E-mail address: ausra.mickeviciene@lsmuni.lt