Resin-modified glass ionomer cement for bonding orthodontic brackets vs Conventional/control orthodontic adhesive (e.g., Transbond XT) or negative control: New white spot lesion incidence (and first-time bracket bond failure)
- Population
- Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic (fixed appliance) treatment (adolescents and adults, ages 12 to 35)
- Intervention
- Resin-modified glass ionomer cement for bonding orthodontic brackets
- Comparison
- Conventional/control orthodontic adhesive (e.g., Transbond XT) or negative control
- Outcome
- New white spot lesion incidence (and first-time bracket bond failure)
A single multicenter RCT found resin-modified glass-ionomer cement did not reduce new white spot lesions or bond failures versus conventional composite (ungraded).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Resin-modified glass-ionomer cement (RM-GIC) for bracket bonding vs Conventional composite resin adhesive (Transbond XT) New white spot lesion incidence (and first-time bracket bond failure) · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic (fixed appliance) treatment (adolescents and adults, ages 12 to 35) · During fixed appliance treatment, Orthodontic clinical practice (in-vivo human clinical trials); adolescents and adults A single multicenter RCT found resin-modified glass-ionomer cement did not reduce new white spot lesions or bond failures versus conventional composite (ungraded). Can Orthodontic Adhesive Systems Inhibit the Formation and Development of White Spot Lesions During Fixed… (2024) All outcomes | Benson 2019 (1 multicenter single-blind RCT, 197 patients): no difference in the proportion of patients with new WSLs or first-time bracket failures between RM-GIC and resin adhesive (p>0.05). No meta-analysis performed. | 1 study · 197 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.
- Resin-modified glass ionomer cement vs composite for orthodontic bonding: A multicenter, single-blind, randomized controlled trial · 2019 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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