Assessment of Oral Health Status and Treatment Outcomes in General Dental Practice: A Cross-Sectional Clinical Study

Oral health, Resin-composite restorations, Treatment outcomes, Restoration failure, General dental practice

Dr. Vijayendra Pandey,
Professor & HOD
Dept. of Dentistry, Manipal Tata Medical
College, Manipal Academy of Higher
Education, Manipal, Karnataka, Pin code: 576104
ORCID: 0000-0002-4199-3235
Email ID: vijayendra2006@gmail.com

Dr Kritika Chowdhary
Pedodontist, Pediatric & preventive dentistry
Pediatric & preventive dentistry, Sardar Patel
Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical
Sciences, Lucknow,226004
ORCID: 0009-0006-6357-6607
Email ID: kritikachowdhary18@gmail.com

Joycee Lalnunsiem,
Research Scholar (Ph.D.), Department of
Anthropology, North Eastern Hill University,
Shillong- 793022,
ORCID - 0009-0000-1410-6891,
Email ID - joyceepena5@gmail.com

Dr Vrushali Bhoir
Assistant Professor
Department of Dentistry
Specialization in Periodontology

Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital,
Pimpri. Dr D. Y. Patil Vidyapeth, Pune.
ORCID: 0000 0001 6230 5385,
Email ID: vrushalibhoir89@gmail.com

Dr Ipseeta Menon
Prof & HOD
Dept of Public Health Dentistry
Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
(KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar
– 751024, Odisha, India.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0112-8666
Email ID: ipseetam@gmail.com

Received:25-06-2026
Revised:28-07-2026
Accepted:05-08-2026

European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry (2026) 34(7s), 762–770

Assessment of Oral Health Status and Treatment Outcomes in General Dental Practice: A Cross-Sectional Clinical Study

There is a very close relationship between oral health status and the clinical success of restorative treatment in the course of routine dental care. Posterior resin-composite restorations are now very common, and while clinical success is dependent on patient oral-health characteristics and restorationrelated ones, results can be inconsistent. This study assessed oral-health status and clinical treatment outcomes and identified factors associated with failure of posterior resin-composite restorations. A cross-sectional clinical analysis was conducted using 95 patients contributing 286 posterior restorations. Patient demographic characteristics, oral-hygiene practices, plaque score, restoration age, tooth type, restoration class, clinical performance characteristics, and overall treatment outcome were evaluated. Associations with treatment failure were examined using binomial generalized estimating equations to account for clustering of multiple restorations within patients. Overall, 191 restorations (66.8%) were successful, and 95 (33.2%) failed. Failed restorations were older than successful restorations (3.17 ± 1.48 vs 2.44 ± 1.48 years). Each additional year of restoration age was independently associated with 38% higher odds of failure (adjusted OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.10–1.73; p = 0.005). Plaque score showed a positive but statistically non-significant association with failure (adjusted OR 1.90, 95% CI 0.91–3.96; p = 0.089). Posterior resin-composite restorations demonstrated generally favorable clinical performance, while increasing restoration age was the clearest predictor of failure. These findings support closer clinical monitoring of older posterior restorations to facilitate timely identification of deterioration and inform maintenance decisions.

Address for correspondence: Dr. Vijayendra Pandey, Professor & HOD, Department of Dentistry, Manipal Tata Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, Pin code: 576104, ORCID: 00000002-4199-3235 Email ID: vijayendra2006@gmail.com

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