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Chemically cured zinc phosphate cement vs Glass ionomer cement (GIC)

Band failure (band adhesive loosening) · Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial…

1 finding from 1 review

Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
Approximately 12 months (to end of treatment)
No meta-analysis (band failure not reported on a per-patient basis). Durning 1989 (69 participants): at ~12 months failure rate 34.78% (zinc phosphate) vs 26% (glass ionomer), P > 0.05; mean survival time 470.9 vs…
4 studies
GRADE not reported

Chemically cured zinc phosphate cement vs Glass ionomer cement (GIC)

Decalcification · Patients with full arch fixed orthodontic appliances with bands attached to molars (patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial…

1 finding from 1 review

Adhesives for fixed orthodontic bands 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
Approximately 12 months (to end of treatment)
No statistical analysis. Kvam 1983 (28 participants): 4 teeth affected by small decalcification spots (reversed by polishing and fluoride), all with the zinc phosphate cement. Galarraga 2003 (40 participants): 8…
2 studies · 68 participants
GRADE not reported