ART is an alternative for restoring occlusoproximal cavities in primary teeth: evidence from an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Tedesco, Tamara K., Calvo, Ana F. B., Lenzi, Tathiane L., Hesse, Daniela, Guglielmi, Camila A. B., Camargo, Lucila B., Gimenez, Thais, Braga, Mariana M. and Raggio, Daniela P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0048-2068 2017. ART is an alternative for restoring occlusoproximal cavities in primary teeth: evidence from an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 27 (3) , pp. 201-209. 10.1111/ipd.12252

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Abstract

Background A previous systematic review showed that atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) can be an option to restore the occlusoproximal cavities in primary teeth; however, few studies fulfilled the criteria of inclusion to generate a high level of evidence. Aim To update the existing systematic review and address questions regarding survival rate of ART restorations compared to the conventional approach in occlusoproximal cavities in primary molars. Design The search was extended beyond the original search through the PubMed/MEDLINE database up to February 2016. Furthermore, Web of Science and EMBASE were searched. The inclusion criteria were subjects related to the scope of the systematic review. After selection by title and abstract, potentially eligible articles were read in full and included in accordance with exclusion criteria. Meta-analysis was carried out with the outcome being the survival rate of restorations. Results The search strategy identified 560 potentially relevant studies, in addition to 127 from the original systematic review. A total of four articles were included in the qualitative and quantitative analyses. Meta-analysis showed no statistically significant difference between ART and conventional approaches in survival rate of occlusoproximal cavities (OR = 0.887, 95% CI: 0.574–1.371). Conclusion ART restorations have similar survival rate compared to conventional treatment and can be considered an option to restore occlusoproximal cavities in primary molars.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Dentistry
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2022 10:57
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/148801

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