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Ion-releasing restoration, glass ionomer-based (conventional GIC, HV-GIC, RMGIC, glass hybrid) vs Resin composite restoration: Secondary caries

Population
Patients with permanent dentition in need of restorations (all cavity types: Black's Class I, II, V, and non-carious cervical lesions)
Intervention
Ion-releasing restoration, glass ionomer-based (conventional GIC, HV-GIC, RMGIC, glass hybrid)
Comparison
Resin composite restoration
Outcome
Secondary caries

Pooled across follow-up periods, ion-releasing (GIC) and resin composite restorations show no significant difference in secondary caries (RD -0.00, 95% CI -0.01 to 0.00; not separately GRADE-rated).

What each review found

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 16.7%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 83.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Ion-releasing restoration, glass ionomer-based (conventional GIC, HV-GIC, RMGIC, glass hybrid) vs Resin composite restoration
Secondary caries (caries around restorations), all cavity types · Patients with permanent dentition in need of restorations (all cavity types: Black's Class I, II, V, and non-carious… · Overall (1 year, 18 months-2 years, and 3 years pooled), Permanent dentition; university (majority), school, and private-practice settings across multiple countries (Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, India, Vietnam, Belgium, Germany, etc.)
Pooled across follow-up periods, ion-releasing (GIC) and resin composite restorations show no significant difference in secondary caries (RD -0.00, 95% CI -0.01 to 0.00; not separately GRADE-rated).
Secondary caries and marginal adaptation of ion-releasing versus resin composite restorations: a systematic… (2022) All outcomes
RD -0.00 [-0.01, 0.00]12 studies · 3085 participantsGRADE not reported
Ion-releasing restoration, glass ionomer-based (conventional GIC, HV-GIC, RMGIC, glass hybrid) vs Resin composite restoration
Secondary caries (caries around restorations), all cavity types · Patients with permanent dentition in need of restorations (all cavity types: Black's Class I, II, V, and non-carious… · 18 months-2 years, Permanent dentition; university (majority), school, and private-practice settings across multiple countries (Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, India, Vietnam, Belgium, Germany, etc.)
At 18 months to 2 years, no significant difference in secondary caries between ion-releasing (GIC) and resin composite restorations (RD -0.00, 95% CI -0.01 to 0.01; low certainty).
Secondary caries and marginal adaptation of ion-releasing versus resin composite restorations: a systematic… (2022) All outcomes
RD -0.00 [-0.01, 0.01]8 studies · 1087 participantsLow
Ion-releasing glass ionomer cement (GIC) restorations vs Resin composite restorations
Secondary caries · Patients with permanent dentition in need of restorations · 1 year, University, private practice, primary school, and multicenter settings, All types of cavities
Ion-releasing GIC restorations may have little or no difference in secondary caries at 1 year (low certainty).
Secondary caries and marginal adaptation of ion-releasing versus resin composite restorations: a systematic… (2022) All outcomes
RD -0.00 [-0.01, 0.01]12 studies · 1677 participantsLow
Ion-releasing restoration, glass ionomer-based (conventional GIC, HV-GIC, RMGIC, glass hybrid) vs Resin composite restoration
Secondary caries (caries around restorations), all cavity types · Patients with permanent dentition in need of restorations (all cavity types: Black's Class I, II, V, and non-carious… · 3 years, Permanent dentition; university (majority), school, and private-practice settings across multiple countries (Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, India, Vietnam, Belgium, Germany, etc.)
At 3 years there were no secondary caries events and no difference between ion-releasing (GIC) and resin composite restorations (RD 0.00, 95% CI -0.02 to 0.02; low certainty).
Secondary caries and marginal adaptation of ion-releasing versus resin composite restorations: a systematic… (2022) All outcomes
RD 0.00 [-0.02, 0.02]3 studies · 321 participantsLow
Ion-releasing restoration, glass ionomer-based (conventional GIC, HV-GIC, RMGIC, glass hybrid) vs Resin composite restoration
Secondary caries (caries around restorations), all cavity types · Patients with permanent dentition in need of restorations (all cavity types: Black's Class I, II, V, and non-carious… · 1 year, Permanent dentition; university (majority), school, and private-practice settings across multiple countries (Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, India, Vietnam, Belgium, Germany, etc.)
At 1 year, ion-releasing (GIC) and resin composite restorations show no significant difference in secondary caries (RD -0.00, 95% CI -0.01 to 0.01; low certainty).
Secondary caries and marginal adaptation of ion-releasing versus resin composite restorations: a systematic… (2022) All outcomes
RD -0.00 [-0.01, 0.01]12 studies · 1677 participantsLow
Ion-releasing glass ionomer cement (GIC) restorations vs Resin composite restorations
Secondary caries · Patients with permanent dentition in need of restorations · 18 months to 2 years, University, private practice, primary school, and multicenter settings, All types of cavities
Ion-releasing GIC restorations may have little or no difference in secondary caries at 18 months to 2 years (low certainty).
Secondary caries and marginal adaptation of ion-releasing versus resin composite restorations: a systematic… (2022) All outcomes
RD -0.00 [-0.01, 0.01]8 studies · 1087 participantsLow

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Secondary caries and marginal adaptation of ion-releasing versus resin composite restorations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of…
2022 All outcomes
21 May 2021 (databases searched until 21 May 2021; no date or language restriction)37Critically Low / Critically Low
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