Direct composite resin restoration vs Amalgam restoration
Restoration failure · People with permanent or adult posterior teeth requiring restoration (parallel-group trials involved children aged 6 to 12 years)
Direct composite resin restoration may leads to higher restoration failure rate compared with amalgam restoration (low certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
- Direct composite resin fillings versus amalgam fillings for permanent posterior teeth 2021 · Cochrane All outcomesFollow-up: 5 to 7 yearsRR 1.89 [1.52, 2.35]2 studies · 921 participantsLow
- Direct composite resin fillings versus amalgam fillings for permanent posterior teeth 2021 · Cochrane All outcomesFollow-up >= 3 years · Parallel-group and split-mouth trials combinedRR 1.65 [1.13, 2.40]8 studiesGRADE not reported
- Direct composite resin fillings versus amalgam fillings for permanent posterior teeth 2021 · Cochrane All outcomesFollow-up >= 3 years · Split-mouth trialsRR 1.33 [0.84, 2.11]6 studiesGRADE not reported