ACP light-cure adhesive vs Conventional/control orthodontic adhesive (e.g., Transbond XT) or negative control: Enamel demineralization (DIAGNOdent score)
- Population
- Orthodontic patients of any age with fixed braces (new DLs assessed at debond)
- Intervention
- ACP light-cure adhesive
- Comparison
- Conventional/control orthodontic adhesive (e.g., Transbond XT) or negative control
- Outcome
- Enamel demineralization (DIAGNOdent score)
ACP adhesive had lower demineralization scores at 1 month, with certainty not graded.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
ACP light-cure adhesive vs Control Transbond XT adhesive Enamel demineralization score · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · 1 month after bonding, Fixed orthodontic treatment ACP adhesive had lower demineralization scores at 1 month, with certainty not graded. Can Orthodontic Adhesive Systems Inhibit the Formation and Development of White Spot Lesions During Fixed… (2024) All outcomes | At T1, the control group had an average demineralization score of 3.39 (±1.29), whereas the ACP group had a notably lower average score of 2.58 (±1.11) (p-value of 0.000). | 1 study · 26 participants | GRADE not reported |
ACP light-cure adhesive vs Control Transbond XT adhesive Enamel demineralization score · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · 6 months after bonding, Fixed orthodontic treatment ACP adhesive had lower demineralization scores at 6 months, with certainty not graded. Can Orthodontic Adhesive Systems Inhibit the Formation and Development of White Spot Lesions During Fixed… (2024) All outcomes | At T2, the control group had an average score of 4.32 (±2.32), while the ACP group continued to exhibit a lower average score of 3.41 (±1.11) (p-value of 0.000). | 1 study · 26 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can Orthodontic Adhesive Systems Inhibit the Formation and Development of White Spot Lesions During Fixed Orthodontic Treatment? A… 2024 All outcomes | October 2023 | 12 | High / Low |
Related questions
The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.
- ACP light-cure adhesive vs Conventional/control orthodontic adhesive (e.g., Transbond XT) or negative control · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic (fixed appliance) treatment (adolescents and… · 1 review
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Alshammari et al. 2019 · included by 1 of these review
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