ACP light-cure adhesive vs Conventional/control orthodontic adhesive (e.g., Transbond XT) or negative control: Enamel demineralization (DIAGNOdent score)
- Population
- Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic (fixed appliance) treatment (adolescents and adults, ages 12 to 35)
- Intervention
- ACP light-cure adhesive
- Comparison
- Conventional/control orthodontic adhesive (e.g., Transbond XT) or negative control
- Outcome
- Enamel demineralization (DIAGNOdent score)
A single triple-blinded RCT found the ACP-containing adhesive reduced enamel demineralization versus a conventional adhesive over 6 months (ungraded).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP)-containing light-cure adhesive vs Conventional adhesive (Transbond XT) Enamel demineralization (DIAGNOdent) · Patients undergoing fixed orthodontic (fixed appliance) treatment (adolescents and adults, ages 12 to 35) · 1 and 6 months, Orthodontic clinical practice (in-vivo human clinical trials); adolescents and adults A single triple-blinded RCT found the ACP-containing adhesive reduced enamel demineralization versus a conventional adhesive over 6 months (ungraded). Can Orthodontic Adhesive Systems Inhibit the Formation and Development of White Spot Lesions During Fixed… (2024) All outcomes | Alshammari 2019 (1 triple-blinded RCT, 26 patients / 255 teeth): DIAGNOdent demineralization scores were lower with ACP than control at 1 month (2.58 +/-1.11 vs 3.39 +/-1.29) and 6 months (3.41 +/-1.11 vs 4.32… | 1 study · 26 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 |
Related questions
The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.
- ACP light-cure adhesive vs Conventional/control orthodontic adhesive (e.g., Transbond XT) or negative control · Orthodontic patients of any age with fixed braces (new DLs assessed at debond) · 1 review
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.
- Alshammari et al. 2019 · included by 1 of these review
How reviews are matched to this question
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