SIOI Policy on Direct Restorative Materials in Paediatric Dentistry.

This Policy is based on a review of the most recent and highest-quality dental literature i.e. reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, recommendations and Best Practices from professional organisations over the last 10 years. An extensive electronic bibliographic search was conducted using PubMed®/MEDLINE with the following keywords: paediatric restorative dentistry, dental materials, dental restorations, dental caries, dental caries therapy, dental amalgam, composite resins, adhesive systems, glass ionomer cements, compomers, and bioactive materials. The following additional filters were applied: publication date (10 years), text availability (full text), article type (review, systematic review, and meta-analysis), species (humans), age (child: birth-18 years), and article language (English). One hundred forty-three articles met these criteria. Articles were screened by reading titles and abstracts.