Opal Seal fluoride-releasing primer vs Conventional Transbond XT primer: Photographic white spot lesion score
- Population
- Orthodontic patients of any age with fixed braces (new DLs assessed at debond)
- Intervention
- Opal Seal fluoride-releasing primer
- Comparison
- Conventional Transbond XT primer
- Outcome
- Photographic white spot lesion score
Opal Seal showed no difference in photographic WSL severity, with certainty not graded.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Opal Seal fluoride-releasing primer vs Conventional Transbond XT primer Photographic white spot lesion severity · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment · During orthodontic treatment, Fixed orthodontic treatment Opal Seal showed no difference in photographic WSL severity, with certainty not graded. Can Orthodontic Adhesive Systems Inhibit the Formation and Development of White Spot Lesions During Fixed… (2024) All outcomes | WSL severity in digital photographs: no significant difference between the two groups (p >0.05). | 1 study · 56 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 |
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.
- Clinical effect of a fluoride-releasing and rechargeable primer in reducing white spot lesions during orthodontic treatment · 2020 · included by 1 of these review
- Effectiveness of an antibacterial primer used with adhesive-coated brackets on enamel demineralization around brackets: an in vivo study. · 2019 · included by 1 of these review
- In vivo effect of antibacterial and fluoride-releasing adhesives on enamel demineralization around brackets: A micro-CT study. · 2017 · included by 1 of these review
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.