Composite resin versus amalgam for dental restorations: a health technology assessment

Khangura SD, Seal K, Esfandiari S, Quinonez C, Mierzwinski-Urban M, Mulla SM, Laplante S, Tsoi B, Godfrey C, Weeks L, Helis E, Wells C, Pullman D, Basu N
Record ID 32018002211
English
Original Title: Dental amalgams compared with composite resin
Authors' objectives: To optimize the clinical and Canadian contextual relevance, as well as the scientific rigour of this Health Technology Assessment (HTA), its aim is to inform the policy question through a comparative assessment of dental amalgam and the most commonly used alternative (composite resin). Specifically, the HTA will address the comparative efficacy and safety, cost-consequence, patient perspectives and experience, ethical and implementation issues, and the environmental impact of dental restorations made of amalgam versus composite resin for the treatment of dental caries. An analytic framework for the HTA can be found in Appendix 1.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2018
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Full HTA
Country: Canada
Pubmed ID: 30325626
MeSH Terms
  • Dental Amalgam
  • Mercury
  • Dental Caries
  • Safety
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Composite Resins
Keywords
  • Dental amalgam
Contact
Organisation Name: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
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Contact Name: requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email: requests@cadth.ca
Copyright: <p>Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)</p>
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