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Transbond Plus self etching primer (3M Unitek) vs First Step self etching primer (Reliance Orthodontic Products): Bond failure rate
- Population
- Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars
- Intervention
- Transbond Plus self etching primer (3M Unitek)
- Comparison
- First Step self etching primer (Reliance Orthodontic Products)
- Outcome
- Bond failure rate
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Transbond Plus self etching primer (3M Unitek) vs First Step self etching primer (Reliance Orthodontic Products) Bond failure rate · Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars Enamel etching for bonding fixed orthodontic braces (2013) · Cochrane All outcomes | Noble 2006 (split-mouth) compared Transbond Plus versus First Step SEP; the bond failure rate was reported at tooth level rather than at participant level and was not amenable to analysis; the evidence was insufficient… | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enamel etching for bonding fixed orthodontic braces 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2013-03 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.