Question · asked by 1 review

Transbond Plus self etching primer (3M Unitek) vs Clearfil Protect Bond self etching primer (Kuraray Medical): Bond failure rate

Population
Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars
Intervention
Transbond Plus self etching primer (3M Unitek)
Comparison
Clearfil Protect Bond self etching primer (Kuraray Medical)
Outcome
Bond failure rate

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Transbond Plus self etching primer (3M Unitek) vs Clearfil Protect Bond self etching primer (Kuraray Medical)
Bond failure rate · Children and adults with fixed orthodontic brackets bonded to incisors, canines and premolars
Enamel etching for bonding fixed orthodontic braces (2013) · Cochrane All outcomes
Self etching primers versus self etching primers: Two split-mouth studies compared two different SEPs (Noble 2006; Paschos 2009). The failure rates were reported at tooth level rather than at participant level. We…1 studyGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Enamel etching for bonding fixed orthodontic braces
2013 · Cochrane All outcomes
2013-03Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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