Dental Restoration Failure, Dental Restoration Wear, Tooth Wear
Conditions
Keywords
Vertical dimension of occlusion, Direct composite restorations, Indirect composite restorations, Tooth wear, Failure, Quality of Life
Brief summary
LAVA Ultimate composite restorations will be used as restorative material to reconstruct severely worn dentitions.
Detailed description
Standard dental treatment will be provided to the patients with severely worn dentitions. Treatment is based on the principles of 'minimally invasive treatment techniques'. Main difference with the 'standard' treatment protocol and the standard procedure of placing composite restorations is the fully digital workflow. In the traditional workflow a silicon impression is made, after which the dental technician produces the (indirect) composite restorations in by hand. These restorations are then adhesively cemented on the teeth by the dentist. In the fully digital workflow, digital 3D-scans are made using the 3D LAVA scanner (3M ESPE). Based on these digital 3D-images a digital wax-up is made by the dental technician after which all composite restorations (uplays and backings) are designed digitally before being milled and finally adhesively cemented on the teeth by the dentists. An important benefit for the patients is the rehabilitation of their worn dentitions. Functionality (teeth are less sensitive, improved chewing ability, a better occlusal stability, etc) and aesthetics will be improved immediately after finishing the treatment. Moreover, the estimated treatment time will be less (estimated treatment time approx. 12hours) than the traditional methods when using the standard treatment protocol (estimated treatment time approx. 18hours). Another potential benefit is a better control and more predictable results by using 3D-images with the pre-designed computer simulation. A risk of these indirect composite resin restorations is the unknown survival rate compared to other indirect as well as to direct application technique
Interventions
PROCEDURERehabilitation of severely worn dentitions
Patients with severely worn dentition and functional problems are included in this study. Teeth are rehabilitated using indirect composite resin restorations in an increased vertical dimension of occlusion in order to optimize function and esthetics.
Sponsors
3M ESPE
Radboud University Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Generalized severe tooth wear * Presence of functional problems * Necessary increase of vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) of ≥3 mm at location of first molars * No edentulous space in need for treatment in the anterior region in upper and lower jaw * A minimum of three posterior teeth (premolars and molars) per quadrant
Exclusion criteria
* ASA 4 * Functional problems (mouth opening \< 5cm, severe Tempero Mandibular Dysfunction) * Severe periodontitis (DPSI = 4)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Surival of indirect composite restorations in patients treated for severe tooth wear | Failures one year after placement | Percentage of failed restorations and the clinical success of the restorations and the relation of the failures with etiological factors |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed