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Risk factors for failure in the management of cervical caries lesions

Clinical Oral Investigations volume 21, pages 2123–2131 (2017)Cite this article

Abstract

Objectives

The aim of this retrospective, non-interventional clinical study was to analyze factors influencing the survival of restorative treatments of active cervical (root) caries lesions (aCCLs) and the success of non-invasive treatment options of inactive cervical (root) caries lesions (iCCLs).

Material and methods

Records from patients who visited a single private practice regularly were searched for the presence of solely buccal CCLs. Data from 345 aCCLs and 232 iCCLs being detected at least 6 months before the last recall visit in 295 patients were recorded. Kaplan-Meier analyses were used to analyze time to failure in both groups. Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the association between clinical factors and time until failure.

Results

Within 120 months, 20 aCCLs had received a second restorative follow-up treatment. For iCCLs, 35 lesions had to be restored within 120 months. Median survival/success time was 111 months for aCCLs (annual failure rate 1.7%) and 120 months for iCCLs (annual “restoration” rate 4.3%). In multivariate Cox regression, active and inactive CCLs being checked up more than twice a year showed significantly higher failure/restoration rates than CCLs being checked up less than twice a year (p < 0.001).

Conclusion

Low failure/restoration rates could be found for both treatment strategies for CCLs, and only the “number of check-ups per year” was significantly positively associated with failures.

Clinical relevance

Caries monitoring is a viable way to manage CCLs. However, individual check-up interval should be defined carefully, since higher rate of check-ups seems to lead to increased intervention rates in the management of CCLs.

The study was registered in the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS-ID: DRKS00010003).

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Authors’ contributions

R.J.W. and H.M.-L. designed and planned the study, E.K. treated the patient and provided the patient files, R.J.W. performed the statistical analysis, R.J.W. and H.M.-L. wrote the manuscript, and E.K. commented on and revised the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    R. J. Wierichs & H. Meyer-Lueckel

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Wierichs, R.J., Kramer, E.J. & Meyer-Lueckel, H. Risk factors for failure in the management of cervical caries lesions. Clin Oral Invest 21, 2123–2131 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-016-2002-1

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Keywords

  • Risk factor
  • Root caries/resorption
  • Clinical studies/trials
  • Preventive dentistry
  • Restorative dentistry
  • Geriatric dentistry