Two-year clinical and SEM evaluation of glass-fiber-reinforced inlay fixed partial dentures.

Abstract

Although most clinical criteria were rated "alpha", four IFPDs had to be replaced: two retainers debonded and two presented total delamination of veneering material from fiber framework. Two partial delaminations were repaired intraorally. No fractures of framework were observed. SEM marginal analysis of tooth-composite interface exhibited 96.5 +/- 3.0% continuous margin at baseline, 91.0 +/- 5.7% at the 1-year and 89.6 +/- 5.2% at the 2-year recall. Decrease of marginal quality was statistically significant between baseline and 1 year (P= 0.001), but not between 1- and 2-year recalls.