Publication year
2017Source
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde, 124, 5, (2017), pp. 257-263ISSN
Annotation
01 mei 2017
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Organization
Dentistry
Journal title
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde
Volume
vol. 124
Issue
iss. 5
Page start
p. 257
Page end
p. 263
Subject
Radboudumc 10: Reconstructive and regenerative medicine RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health SciencesAbstract
Secondary caries is reported as one of the most important reasons for replacing restorations. The patient's general caries risk plays an important role in the development of secondary caries. The connection, at the patient level, between various factors, the risk of caries and restoration factors, such as the presence of a gap and the kind of restoration material, deserves additional investigation. The minimum gap width in which secondary caries can develop is most likely less than 100 microm and could depend on the patient's caries risk. Composite restorations seem more susceptible to secondary caries than amalgam restorations in patients with high caries risk. So far, there is no unambiguous explanation for this difference. The prevention of secondary caries is comparable to that of primary caries and stresses the importance of fluoride, diet and oral hygiene.
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