An overview of composite versus amalgam for dental restorations

Authors

  • Mohamed Salaheldin Gomaa Department of Prosthodontics, GNP Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Turki Kulaib Jameel Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, GNP Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Shahad Kamal Saeed College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Lujain Jamal Alhadhrmi General Dentist, Ministry of Health, Skaka, Saudi Arabia
  • Raghad Hani Qutub Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Ruzana Bakr Sindi Asia Polyclinic, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdullah Fahad Al-Hussain Department of Advanced General Dentistry, Ministry of National Guards Health Affiar, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Layla Adnan Almousa Ministry of Health, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
  • Nasser Salem Alshammari Ministry of Health, Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia
  • Nawaf Nezar Kamal College of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Mohammed Abdulelah Alsharif College of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Nouf Rashed Alnabet Royal Jordanian Military Hospital, Amman, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210081

Keywords:

Dentistry, Composite Resin, Amalgam, Biocompatibility

Abstract

When any loss of the tooth structure happens, it’s restoration using different filling materials is essential to compensate for the defective parts. Among the most commonly used dental restorative materials, dental amalgam & composite resins prevail. We have searched the relevant studies that compared composite resins and amalgam restorations to review them in different aspects including the clinical, economic, biocompatibility and patients’ perspectives. Regarding the clinical perspective, most of the reviewed investigations showed that composite resin restorations were associated with higher failure rates and developed dental caries more than restorations made by the amalgam alloys. There were no significant differences noticed between the two materials regarding the side effects as both caused nearly similar neurological and renal affection. Based on the findings from previous studies, we could only notice that some studies reported that microalbuminuria may be associated with composite resins. We have also found that patients’ satisfaction with the amalgam restorations was low due to the potential development of some side effects that were attributable to lead intoxication. In conclusion, we recommend that further investigations should be conducted.

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2021-01-27

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Gomaa, M. S., Jameel, T. K., Saeed, S. K., Alhadhrmi, L. J., Qutub, R. H., Sindi, R. B., Al-Hussain, A. F., Almousa, L. A., Alshammari, N. S., Kamal, N. N., Alsharif, M. A., & Alnabet, N. R. (2021). An overview of composite versus amalgam for dental restorations. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 8(2), 959–968. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210081

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