Factors influencing dentists’ choice of amalgam and tooth-colored restorative materials for Class II preparations in younger patients

Abstract

Dentists' choices of restorative material indicate that the majority prefer amalgam in more challenging restorations with respect to caries activity, lesion depth, and tooth type. The findings indicate that in a period when the use of amalgam was phasing out, resin composite was the predominant material of choice for Class II restorations in children and adolescents.