Question · asked by 1 review

Chemically cured glass ionomer cement vs Chemically cured glass phosphonate: Taste preference (patient preference)

Population
Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial syndromes excluded)
Intervention
Chemically cured glass ionomer cement
Comparison
Chemically cured glass phosphonate
Outcome
Taste preference (patient preference)

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Chemically cured glass ionomer cement vs Chemically cured glass phosphonate
Taste preference (patient preference) · Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or… · Approximately 12 months (to end of treatment)
Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes
Clark 2003: no statistically significant difference in taste between the two cements (glass ionomer vs glass phosphonate); authors caution the finding because both cements were used at the same sitting, so the taste of…1 studyGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands
2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
2016-06Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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