Microinvasive techniques (resin infiltration, resin/GIC sealant, or glass ionomer varnish) vs Conventional restoration: Radiographic proximal caries lesion progression
- Population
- Children and adults with non-cavitated proximal (interproximal) caries lesions in primary and/or permanent teeth (ages 3-45)
- Intervention
- Microinvasive techniques (resin infiltration, resin/GIC sealant, or glass ionomer varnish)
- Comparison
- Conventional restoration
- Outcome
- Radiographic proximal caries lesion progression
No eligible studies compared microinvasive techniques with invasive (restorative) treatment; this planned comparison had zero included studies.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Microinvasive techniques (resin infiltration, sealant, glass ionomer) vs Invasive treatment (conventional restorations) Radiographic progression of proximal caries lesions · Children and adults with non-cavitated proximal (interproximal) caries lesions in primary and/or permanent teeth (ages… · Multiple countries (Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, USA, Turkey, Switzerland, Germany, New Zealand, Chile, Thailand); dental clinic/community settings No eligible studies compared microinvasive techniques with invasive (restorative) treatment; this planned comparison had zero included studies. Microinvasive interventions in the management of proximal caries lesions in primary and permanent teeth-… (2025) All outcomes | no estimate extracted | 0 studies | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microinvasive interventions in the management of proximal caries lesions in primary and permanent teeth- systematic review and… 2025 All outcomes | May 2024 | 17 | Low / Critically Low |
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