Question · asked by 1 review
Chemically cured glass ionomer cement vs Light-cured compomer (polyacid-modified composite resin): Band failure (band adhesive loosening)
- Population
- Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial syndromes excluded)
- Intervention
- Chemically cured glass ionomer cement
- Comparison
- Light-cured compomer (polyacid-modified composite resin)
- Outcome
- Band failure (band adhesive loosening)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Chemically cured glass ionomer cement vs Light-cured compomer (polyacid-modified composite resin) Band failure (band adhesive loosening) · Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or… · Approximately 12 months (to end of treatment) Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes | No meta-analysis. Fricker 1997: failure data not presented in an analysable format (number of bands or failures per person not given). Gillgrass 2001 (98 participants; 140 band pairs): 4 single-band failures with… | 3 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2016-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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