Resin infiltration vs Pre-treatment baseline before infiltration (T0); pooled as a within-arm before/after change: Lightness/brightness change of white spot lesion (luminosity L*, T0 to T1)
- Population
- Patients with post-orthodontic white spot lesions and permanent dentition
- Intervention
- Resin infiltration
- Comparison
- Pre-treatment baseline before infiltration (T0); pooled as a within-arm before/after change
- Outcome
- Lightness/brightness change of white spot lesion (luminosity L*, T0 to T1)
ICON resin infiltration showed no statistically significant change in lightness/brightness of post-orthodontic white spot lesions at 6 months (pooled Cohen's d/SMD -0.001, 95% CI -0.23 to 0.23; 3 studies, 330 teeth; I2=97%); not GRADE-rated.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Resin infiltration (ICON, low-viscosity infiltrative resin; DMG) vs Pre-treatment baseline before infiltration (T0); pooled as a within-arm before/after change Lightness/brightness change of white spot lesion (luminosity L*, T0 to T1) · Patients with post-orthodontic white spot lesions (permanent dentition, after removal of fixed multibracket… · 6 months, Post-orthodontic patients after fixed appliance removal; permanent dentition; in vivo clinical trials ICON resin infiltration showed no statistically significant change in lightness/brightness of post-orthodontic white spot lesions at 6 months (pooled Cohen's d/SMD -0.001, 95% CI -0.23 to 0.23; 3 studies, 330 teeth; I2=97%); not GRADE-rated. Changes in the Color and Brightness of White Spots Associated with Orthodontic Treatment 6 Months after the… (2022) All outcomes | SMD -0.001 [-0.23, 0.23] | 3 studies · 330 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changes in the Color and Brightness of White Spots Associated with Orthodontic Treatment 6 Months after the Application of Infiltrative… 2022 All outcomes | December 2021 to May 2022 | 4 | Critically Low / Critically Low |
How reviews are matched to this question
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