ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE SONICFILL™ METHOD FOR LATERAL FILLINGS

Keywords: caries, sonically activated composite restorations. 1.INTRODUCTION The incidence of carious pathogy in lateral areas, as well as an apparent indifference manifested in the incipient stages of the process require a careful analysis of the existing reconstitution methods and of the specific treatments applied, considering mainly the real durability in the oral cavity and patient's option for a physiognomy as close as possible to its natural aspect. The aim of the study was to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of bulk-fill type fillings realized with SONICFill™ over an 18 month interval, on a batch of patients with different ages and occupations. 2.MATERIALS AND METHODS The SonicFill ™ system includes a KaVo hand piece which permits the sonic activation of the composite especially created by Kerr, presented in a suitable form of Unidose nozzle [1]. Considered for the study were 73 patients who addressed the Clinic of OdontologyEndodontics within the Platform of Practical Training (PIP) of the Faculty of Dental Medicine - "Apollonia" University of Iaşi, between Octomber 1, 2014 - May 1, 2016, who required replacement of some older fillings or needed a restorative treatment for the therapy of lesions situated in the posterior area. The SONICFill™ system applied to the patients included in the study (Fig. 1) has the following components: - the dedicated SonicFill™ hand piece, equipped with a ring for adjusting the extrusion rate of the composite through rotation (from 1-5, where 5 stands for the highest rate) (Fig. 2), situated on the base, which assures its...