AESTHETIC AND CONSERVATIVE RESTORATIONS WITH BIOACTIVE RESIN MATERIAL: CASE REPORTS

Laís Froehlich, Poliana Maria de Faveri Cardoso, Rafael da Silva Vanolli, Maria Ritha Veiga Colognese*, Julio Katuhide Ueda and Veridiana Camilotti

ABSTRACT

Caries recurrence is still the major responsible for the replacement of direct restorations. The use of an ion exchange material as an oral medium could decrease this incidence. Bioactive restorative materials can release and recharge important ions: fluoride, borate, aluminum, strontium, silicate, and sodium, besides being anti-adherent to biofilm and easy to manipulate, representing a special class of composites that offer protection against caries and functional and aesthetic results. Thus, the present work aims to report two clinical cases performed with bioactive composite resins. In the first case, contributing to minimally invasive dentistry, it was possible to perform a strictly conservative preparation and restore it using the FL-Bond ll adhesive and Beautiful Flow composite resin, from SHOFU. In the second case, an unsatisfactory amalgam restoration was replaced using Beutifil Flow and Beautifil Bulk composite resins from the same manufacturer. It was concluded that this bioactive material offers healing properties through the release of fluoride and other ions, favors the clinical performance of restorations, and can be considered a good restorative option for carious and non-carious lesions.

Keywords: Giomer; bioactive restorative material; fluoride; composite resin.