Article | DS | Patient character-istics/potential confounders* | GIC treatment group | Amalgam treatment group | Outcome measure | Evaluation | Dentition/Teeth/Restoration | Study period | |||||||||
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 |  |  | Type of material | BSL | N | n | LTF | Type of material | BSL | N | n | LTF |  | Criteria | Method |  |  |
Welbury et al., 1991 [20] | 01 | [1] | Ketac Fil | 119 | 51 | 7 | 68 | Amalcap | 119 | 51 | 11 | 68 | Recurrent caries | USPHS | Clinical examination | Primary/Molars/Class I & II | 5 years |
Östlund et al., 1992 [21] | 02 | [2] | Chem Fil | 25 | 10 | 0 | 15 | ANA 2000 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 2 | Recurrent caries | USPHS | Clinical examination | Primary/Molars/Class II | 3 years |
Taifour et al., 2002 [22] | 03 | [3] | Fuji IX/ Ketac Molar | 610 | 475 | 9 | 135 | Avalloy | 425 | 331 | 11 | 94 | Caries on margin | ART | Clinical examination | Primary/Molars/Single surface | 3 years |
 | 04 |  |  | 478 | 106 | 4 | 372 |  | 380 | 84 | 9 | 296 |  |  |  | Primary/Molars/Multiple surface |  |
Mandari et al., 2003 [23] | 05 | [4] | Fuji II | 223 | 173 | 3 | 50 | ANA 2000 | 207 | 162 | 16 | 45 | Recurrent caries | Modified USPHS | Clinical examination | Permanent/Molars/Single surface | 6 years |
Frencken et al., 2007 [24] | 06 | [5] | Fuji IX/ Ketac Molar | 487 | 153 | 11 | 334 | Avalloy | 403 | 108 | 15 | 295 | Caries on margin | ART | Clinical examination | Permanent/Molars/Single surface | 6.3 years |
Daou et al., 2009 [25] | 07 | [6] | Fuji IX | 35 | 33 | 4 | 2 | Permite C | 38 | 36 | 1 | 2 | Recurrent caries | USPHS | Clinical examination | Primary/Molars/Class I & II | 1 year |
 | 08 |  |  | 35 | 23 | 3 | 12 |  | 38 | 21 | 3 | 17 |  |  |  |  | 2 years |
Mandari et al., 2001 [27] | 09 | [7] | Fuji II | 223 | 211 | 9 | 12 | ANA 2000 | 207 | 196 | 15 | 11 | Recurrent caries | Modified USPHS | Clinical examination | Permanent/Molars/Single surface | 2 years |
Yu et al., 2004 [28] | 10 | [8] | Fuji IX/ Ketac Molar-aplicap | 45 | 37 | 0 | 8 | GK amalgam | 32 | 23 | 0 | 9 | Recurrent caries | ART | Clinical examination | Primary/Molars/Single surface | 1 year |
 | 11 |  |  | 45 | 29 | 0 | 16 |  | 32 | 18 | 0 | 14 |  |  |  |  | 2 years |
Svanberg, 1992 [29] | 12 | [9] | Ketac Silver | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | Disper-salloy | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | Recurrent caries | SNBHW | Clinical examination | Permanent/Molars & Premolars/GIC = Tunnel/Amalgam = Class II | 3 years |
 | 13 |  |  | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 |  | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | Caries progression |  | Probing & Bitewing | Permanent/approximal adjacent surfaces |  |
Qvist et al., 1997 [26] | 14 | [10] | Ketac Fil | 515 | 334 | 11 | 181 | Disper-salloy | 543 | 306 | 17 | 237 | Recurrent caries | DPDHS | Clinical examination | Primary/Class I, II and III/V | 3 years |
 | 15 |  |  | 127 | 105 | 25 | 22 |  | 127 | 94 | 47 | 33 | Caries progression |  |  | Primary & permanent/approximal adjacent surfaces (sound or arrested caries) |  |
 | 16 |  |  | 156 | 120 | 25 | 36 |  | 183 | 129 | 47 | 54 | Caries progression |  |  | Primary/approximal adjacent surfaces (carious or active lesion) |  |
 | 17 |  |  | 156 | 120 | 66 | 36 |  | 183 | 129 | 78 | 54 | No caries regression |  |  | Primary/approximal adjacent surfaces (carious or active lesion) |  |