Background: The oral condition in children undergoing oncohematological treatment can have a negative impact\non the course of disease. Little is known about survival of tooth restorations in these patients. The aim of this study\nwas to evaluate the longevity of restorations and sealants performed by Atraumatic Restoration Treatment (ART) in\npatients undergoing oncohematological treatment.\nMethods: ART single surface restorations and sealants were performed in the experimental group (E), which\ncomprised children (2ââ?¬â??13 years old) undergoing oncohematological treatment, and in the control group (C),\nin which patients did not undergo such treatment. The same examiner evaluated the ART at 1, 3, 6 and\n12 months after preparation, using the same criteria for restorations and sealants. ART was successful if the\nsealant or restoration did not need a repair in the follow-up assessment. Descriptive, bivariate and Coxââ?¬â?¢s\nproportional hazard analyses were performed at a significance level of 5 %.\nResults: The two groups, one including 24 children (E) and the other 14 children (C), received 101 and 52\nART procedures, respectively. The success rates were 95.0 % (E) and 100 % (C) at 1 month (P = 0.233); 81.2 %\n(E) and 92.3 % (C) at 3 months (P = 0.009); 72.2 % (E) and 80.8 % (C) at 6 months (P = 0.050) and 48.5 % (E) and 73.1 %\n(C) at 12 months (P = 0.001). The final Coxââ?¬â?¢s regression model for occurrence of ART failure needing repair did not show\ndifferences between groups (E: OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 0.8ââ?¬â??2.9); primary teeth had a shorter survival than permanent teeth\n(OR = 2.1, 95 % CI 1.2ââ?¬â??3.7).\nConclusions: Oncohematological treatment did not interfere with the longevity of ART restorations and sealants,\nwhich suggests the potential use of this technique in children undergoing chemotherapy
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