Ketac Molar Easymix
Clinical indication(s) / Claim(s)
Verbatim per manufacturer's Instructions-for-use (IFU) sheet

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Conventional filling therapy:
Claim 1: As lining for single- or multi-surface composite fillings
Claim 2: Core build ups
Claim 3: Primary tooth fillings
Claim 4: Single-surface fillings in areas not involved in occlusion
Claim 5: Cervical fillings without cosmetic priorities
Claim 6: Semi-permanent single-surface fillings
Claim 7: Semi-permanent multi-surface fillings

Minimal intervention (MI) filling therapy (A.R.T. technique):
Claim 8: Primary tooth fillings
Claim 9: Single-surface fillings in areas not involved in occlusion
Claim 10: Class V fillings where appearance is not a priority
Claim 11: Semi-permanent single-surface fillings
Claim 12: Semi-permanent multi-surface fillings
Claim 13: Semi-permanent class III fillings
Claim 14: Fissure sealings




 
 
 
 

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Gonçalves CF, E Silva MV, Costa LR, de Toledo OA. One-year follow-up of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment(ART) for dental caries in children undergoing oncohematological treatment: a pragmatic trial. BMC Oral Health. 2015 Oct 16;15(1):127.

Goldman A, Leal SC, de Amorim RG, Frencken JE. Treating High-Caries Risk Occlusal Surfaces in First Permanent Molars through Sealants and Supervised Toothbrushing: A 3-Year Cost-Effective Analysis. Caries Res. 2017;51(5):489-499.

Chen X, Du MQ, Fan MW, Mulder J, Huysmans MC, Frencken JE. Caries-preventive effect of sealants produced with altered glass-ionomer materials, after 2 years. Dent Mater. 2012 May;28(5):554-60.

Zhang W, Chen X, Fan MW, Mulder J, Huysmans MC, Frencken JE. Do light cured ART conventional high-viscosity glass-ionomer sealants perform better than resin-composite sealants: a 4-year randomized clinical trial. Dent Mater. 2014 May;30(5):487-92.

Kemoli AM, van Amerongen WE, Opinya GN. Short communication: Influence of different isolation methods on the survival of proximal ART restorations in primary molars after two years. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2010 Jun;11(3):136-9.

Goldman AS, Chen X, Fan M, Frencken JE. Methods and preliminary findings of a cost-effectiveness study of glass-ionomer-based and composite resin sealant materials after 2 yr. Eur J Oral Sci. 2014 Jun;122(3):230-7.

Goldman AS, Chen X, Fan M, Frencken JE. Cost-effectiveness, in a randomized trial, of glass-ionomer-based and resin sealant materials after 4 yr. Eur J Oral Sci. 2016 Oct;124(5):472-479.

de Souza E, Galvão P, de Oliveira P, Soares G, Henriques A. Clinical performance evaluation of alternative protocols for Atraumatic Restorative Treatment: a preliminary study. Odonto 2013; 21: 19.

Ferreira J, Torres C, de AlmeidaII C, Pinheiro S, de Menezes V. Avaliação de dois materiais restauradores ionoméricos em restaurações atraumáticas de dentes decíduos sem remoção da dentina infectada estudo preliminar. RFO Passo Fundo 2010; 15: 129.
Claim 8:
Pinto A. AVALIAÇÃO DA PERFORMANCE CLÍNICA DO CIMENTO DE IONÔMERO DE VIDRO CONVENCIONAL ACRESCIDO DE NANOCRISTAIS DE CELULOSE NO TRATAMENTO RESTAURADOR ATRAUMÁTICO. Thesis; 2015.

Mijan M, de Amorim RG, Leal SC, Mulder J, Oliveira L, Creugers NHJ, Frencken JE. Correction to: The 3.5-year survival rates of primary molars treated according to three treatment protocols: a controlled clinical trial. Clin Oral Investig. 2018 Jan;22(1):545.

Faustino-Silva DD, Figueiredo MC. Atraumatic restorative treatment-ART in early childhood caries in babies: 4 years of randomized clinical trial. Clin Oral Investig. 2019 Oct;23(10):3721-3729.

Hilgert LA, de Amorim RG, Leal SC, Mulder J, Creugers NH, Frencken JE. Is high-viscosity glass-ionomer-cement a successor to amalgam for treating primary molars? Dent Mater. 2014 Oct;30(10):1172-8.

Zhou Lizhen, Liu Yong. 3M Ketac Molar Easymix posterior glass Observation of the effect of ion cement in filling deciduous teeth with caries. Hainan Med J 2009; 20: 215.

Claim 14:
Zhang W, Mulder J, Frencken JE. Is preventing micro-cavities in dentine from progressing with a sealant successful? Br Dent J. 2019 Apr;226(8):590-594.

Monse B, Heinrich-Weltzien R, Mulder J, Holmgren C, van Palenstein Helderman WH. Caries preventive efficacy of silver diammine fluoride (SDF) and ART sealants in a school-based daily fluoride toothbrushing program in the Philippines. BMC Oral Health. 2012 Nov 21;12:52.

Liu BY, Xiao Y, Chu CH, Lo EC. Glass ionomer ART sealant and fluoride-releasing resin sealant in fissure caries prevention--results from a randomized clinical trial. BMC Oral Health. 2014 May 19;14:54.

Hilgert LA, Leal SC, Freire GML, Mulder J, Frencken JE. 3-year survival rates of retained composite resin and ART sealants using two assessment criteria. Braz Oral Res. 2017 May 4;31:e35.

Haricharan PB, Barad N, Patil CR, Voruganti S, Mudrakola DP, Turagam N. Dawn of a New Age Fissure Sealant? A Study Evaluating the Clinical Performance of Embrace WetBond and ART Sealants: Results from a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Eur J Dent. 2019 Oct;13(4):503-509.

Hassan AM, Mohammed SG. Effectiveness of Seven Types of Sealants: Retention after One Year. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2019 Mar-Apr;12(2):96-100.

Hilgert LA, Leal SC, Mulder J, Creugers NH, Frencken JE. Caries-preventive Effect of Supervised Toothbrushing and Sealants. J Dent Res. 2015 Sep;94(9):1218-24.

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