Bonded molar tubes (attached with adhesive) vs Molar bands (cemented, e.g. with glass ionomer cement): Decalcification
Bonded molar tubes (attached with adhesive) led to higher decalcification (participant level) compared with molar bands (cemented, e.g. with glass ionomer cement); GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Bonded molar tubes (attached with adhesive) vs Molar bands (cemented, e.g. with glass ionomer cement) Decalcification (participant level) · Participants with full arch fixed orthodontic appliance(s) with molar tubes bonded to first or second permanent… Bonded molar tubes (attached with adhesive) led to higher decalcification (participant level) compared with molar bands (cemented, e.g. with glass ionomer cement); GRADE not reported. Adhesives for bonded molar tubes during fixed brace treatment (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 1.85 [1.22, 2.79] | 1 study · 74 participants | GRADE not reported |
Bonded molar tubes (attached with adhesive) vs Molar bands (cemented, e.g. with glass ionomer cement) Decalcification (patient level) · Participants with full arch fixed orthodontic appliance(s) with molar tubes bonded to first or second permanent… Bonded molar tubes (attached with adhesive) led to higher decalcification (patient level) compared with molar bands (cemented, e.g. with glass ionomer cement); GRADE not reported. Adhesives for bonded molar tubes during fixed brace treatment (2011) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD008236.PUB2, superseded | RR 1.85 [1.22, 2.79] | 1 study · 74 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesives for bonded molar tubes during fixed brace treatment 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2017-02 | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
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.