Effectiveness of Single-surface ART Restorations in the Permanent Dentition: A Meta-analysis
J.E. Frencken1,*,
M.A. van t Hof2,
W.E. van Amerongen3, and
C.J. Holmgren1
1 WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health Care Planning and Future Scenarios, University of Nijmegen, College of Dental Sciences, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands;
2 Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry and Paediatric Dentistry, University of Nijmegen, College of Dental Sciences, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; and
3 Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam, the Netherlands;

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Figure 1. Difference in survival percentages and 95% confidence intervals (CI) between single-surface amalgam and ART restorations per country and combined for the early and the late groups of studies after 1 yr.
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Figure 2. Difference in survival percentages and 95% confidence intervals (CI) between single-surface amalgam and ART restorations per country and combined for the early and the late groups of studies after 2 yrs.
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Figure 3. Difference in survival percentages and 95% confidence intervals (CI) between single-surface amalgam and ART restorations per country and combined for the early and the late groups of studies after 3 yrs.
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