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AROUCA, Gleidson Rocha; SOUZA DA SILVA, Paulo Sérgio; MONNERAT, Antonio Fernando  e  MUSSEL, Rogério Luiz de Oliveira. Quantification of marginal leakage area of aesthetic restorations systems used in indirect inlays. RSBO (Online) [online]. 2011, vol.8, n.1, pp. 33-39. ISSN 1984-5685.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Marginal leakage of inlays restorations is a key issue for dentists, because of the damaging consequences that its intensity may cause to the tooth, periodontium, and longevity of restoration. The aim of this study was to assess the cervical marginal leakage of two composite systems and a pressed ceramic, through area calculation associated with the longest distance between the restoration and preparation cervical edges. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Based on a metal pattern model with MOD inlay preparation, 15 type IV dental stone casts were obtained and randomly distributed into three groups (n = 5) as follows: Empress Group, Sinfony Group, Z350 Group. After restorations had been made, each one was positioned on the pattern model. Following, their middle and distal faces were photographed in order to analyze marginal cervical leakage through a computer software program. RESULTS: Cervical marginal leakage area: there was statistically significant difference among the three groups (P < 0.05). Empress Group presented the highest values, followed by Sinfony and Z350 groups. Empress and Sinfony groups showed, respectively, a leakage area of 280% and 110% higher than Z350 group. Longest distance between restoration and preparation edges: Statistically significant differences were not observed between Empress and Sinfony groups; however, they showed statistically significant (P < 0.05) differences when compared to Z350 group (215% and 120% greater leakage than Z350 group, respectively). CONCLUSION: Considering the cervical marginal leakage area calculation and the longest distance between restoration and preparation edges, marginal leakage was smaller in Z350 group followed by Sinfony and Empress groups. In the analysis of cervical marginal leakage, all groups were clinically acceptable.

Palavras-chave : inlay; quantification; marginal leakage area.