Evaluation of two resin composites and two adhesives for a novel surgical-restorative protocol for the treatment of non-carious cervical lesions associated with gingival recession: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Non-carious cervical lesion is frequently associated with gingival recession, resulting in a combined lesion (CL) that has a different treatment prognosis when the two lesions appear alone. The literature presents few studies that evaluate a multidisciplinary approach to optimize the treatment of this CL. The previously proposed approaches and materials have limitations and an optimal clinical protocol has not been established yet. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate a novel multidisciplinary protocol with two resin composites and two different adhesive systems by a randomized clinical. Eighty combined lesions were randomly assigned to one of the following groups: NP + TE (n = 20) - partial restoration of cervical lesions with nanofilled composite and total-etch adhesive system and periodontal surgery for root coverage, NP + UA (n =20) - partial restoration of cervical lesions with nanofilled composite and self-etching adhesive system and periodontal surgery for root coverage, MH + TE (n = 20) - partial restoration of cervical lesions with microhybrid composite and total-etch adhesive system and periodontal surgery for root coverage, MH + UA (n = 20) - partial restoration of cervical lesions with microhybrid composite and selfetching adhesive system and periodontal surgery for root coverage. Restorations were assessed using the USPHS criteria after one week, six months and twelve months. Survival rate was assessed by Kaplan-Meier test. Restorative protocols were compared for each parameter by Fisher's exact test, considering type of adhesive and type of composite used. Chi-square test was used to compare the rates at 6 and 12 months between the groups tested. Normality evaluation was assessed by Shapiro-Wilks test. Clinical measures of RGR, PS, NIC, KTW, KTH, Hipersensitivity and Esthetics (VAS) were compared both intra and inter-group by analysis of variance of repeated measures Two-Way ANOVA and Tukey posthoc test. IP, IS were evaluated by Chi-square test. CD parameter, Coverage percentage and RecRed were evaluated by One-Way ANOVA. It was observed a successful cumulative rate of 98.7 % at 6 months and 92.4 % at 12 months with no significant difference between groups. When compared to baseline, all groups presented significant improvement in esthetics and reduction of hipersensitivity at 6 months (p<0.001). Significant reduction of gingival recession was recorded after 12 months (p<0.05). It can be concluded that there is no difference between the tested materials, and different combinations of adhesive restorative materials associated with periodontal surgical techniques can be used to treat non-carious cervical lesions associated with gingival recession.