Clinical performance of different composite resin materials in adolescents

The treatment of posterior permanent teeth with composite resin restorative materials is accepted as an esthetic restorative concept. The aim of this study was to evaluate the one-year followup of clinical performances of a microhybrid composite resin and a condansable composite resin materials in permanent molars in adolescent patients. In the study, clinical performances of a microhybrid (Filtek Z250, 3M ESPE, USA) and a condansable (Filtek P60, 3M ESPE, USA) composite resin materials in 71 Class-I restorations were determined in permanent molar teeth according to “Modified Ryge Criteria” in 13-17 years-old adolescent patients. Restorations were assesed in 3th month, 6th month and at the end of 1st year. At the recall after first year, two microhybrid restorations were scored as “Beta” for color match and two microhybrid restorations were scored as “Beta” for marginal adaptation criteria. Also, there was just one “Beta” score for secondary caries and one “Beta” score was found for postoperative sensitivity in condansable composite resin restorations. All other scores were determined as “Alfa” for both composite restorative materials at 3rd, 2nd and 12th months. Clinical performances of Filtek Z250 and P60 composites were found acceptable after 1-year pre-follow-up. Long-term follow-up studies are needed to determine the effectiveness of these composites.