A 4 year follow-up study of alveolar bone height influenced by two dissimilar Class II amalgam restorations.

Author: Fisher D, Markitziu A, Fishel D, Brayer L.

Source: J Oral Rehabil.

Year: 1984

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Abstract / Excerpt:

“Fifty-four paired, approximal amalgam fillings, extended (E) versus unextended (NE) were placed in forty-three patients and followed up to 4 years. Yearly measurements between the alveolar crest and (a) the apical margin of the fillings (E, NE), and (b) the cemento-enamel junction of the control group, were performed using bite-wing radiographs joined to a translucent grid magnified ten-fold. The rate of alveolar crest resorption was similar for the control (C) and the unextended filling (NE) and reached 0.45 mm after 4 years of follow-up. The resorption of the alveolar crest under the extended (E) filling was significantly higher and reached 0.80 mm after 4 years (P less than 0.001).”

Citation:

Fisher D, Markitziu A, Fishel D, Brayer L. A 4 year follow-up study of alveolar bone height influenced by two dissimilar Class II amalgam restorations. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 1984; 11(4):399-405.