Non-Cochrane · intervention · PM41497751
Thermal Effects of Rapid High-Intensity Light Curing on Bulk-Fill Resin-Based Composites: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Miranda Samille Biasi, Santi Marina Rodrigues, de Mendonça Giovana Lordsleem, et al. · TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025 · PubMed · doi:10.1155/tswj/5519049
Findings
Population Bulk-fill resin-based composite specimens
10 findings
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 10 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) · Increment thickness 4 mm | SMD 2.03 [0.54, 3.53] GRADE not reported 3 studies · 30 participants |
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 10 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) · Increment thickness 3 mm | SMD 0.24 [-1.01, 1.49] GRADE not reported 1 study · 10 participants |
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 10 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) · Increment thickness 2 mm | SMD 3.04 [-2.43, 8.51] GRADE not reported 2 studies · 20 participants |
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 10 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) | SMD 1.4 [0.36, 2.45] Very low Downgraded: inconsistency, indirectness 3 studies · 70 participants |
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 10 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) · Increment thickness 1 mm | SMD 0.29 [-0.96, 1.54] GRADE not reported 1 study · 10 participants |
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 20 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) · Increment thickness 3 mm | SMD -0.43 [-1.69, 0.83] GRADE not reported 1 study · 10 participants |
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 20 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) · Increment thickness 1 mm | SMD -0.02 [-1.26, 1.22] GRADE not reported 1 study · 10 participants |
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 20 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) · Increment thickness 4 mm | SMD -0.31 [-1.56, 0.94] GRADE not reported 1 study · 10 participants |
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 20 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) · Increment thickness 2 mm | SMD -2.51 [-7.21, 2.2] GRADE not reported 2 studies · 20 participants |
| High-intensity 3 s light curing (PowerCure) | Conventional 20 s light curing | Temperature increase during light curing During light curing · Laboratory (in vitro) | SMD -0.64 [-1.61, 0.33] Very low Downgraded: inconsistency, indirectness 2 studies · 50 participants |
Included primary studies 6
Open in Studies| Study | Year | Also included by | Outcomes it informs here | Trial data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maucoski 2023 In-vitro pulpal temperature increases when photo-curing bulk-fill resin-based composites using laser or light-emitting diode light curing… PMID:36738181 | 2023 | this review only | Temperature increase during light curing | not extracted yet |
| Miranda 2024 Effect of Rapid High-Intensity Light-Curing on Increasing Transdentinal Temperature and Cell Viability: An In Vitro Study. PMID:38891413 | 2024 | this review only | Temperature increase during light curing | not extracted yet |
| Odum 2023 Fast Curing with High-power Curing Lights Affects Depth of Cure and Post-gel Shrinkage and Increases Temperature in Bulk-fill Composites. PMID:36445972 | 2023 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Thanoon 2024 Thermography and conversion of fast-cure composite photocured with quad-wave and laser curing lights compared to a conventional curing… PMID:38326211 | 2024 | this review only | not stated | not extracted yet |
| Wang 2021 The effect of light curing intensity on bulk-fill composite resins: heat generation and chemomechanical properties. PMID:34622209 | 2021 | this review only | Temperature increase during light curing | not extracted yet |
| Yang 2021 Spatio-temporal temperature fields generated coronally with bulk-fill resin composites: A thermography study. PMID:34144795 | 2021 | this review only | Temperature increase during light curing | not extracted yet |
Review question
| Element | Planned (methods) | Found (results) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | Bulk-fill resin-based composites | Bulk-fill resin-based composites (n=6 in vitro studies; 640 specimens) |
| Intervention | High-intensity, short-duration light curing | High-intensity curing: 3 s (PowerCure, Polywave, Valo, Laser) and other short protocols |
| Comparison | Standard light-curing protocol | Standard 10 s or 20 s curing |
| Outcomes | Temperature change resulting from light curing | Temperature rise (deg C); SMD in meta-analysis |
| Study designs | In vitro experimental studies | In vitro studies (n=6) |
| Timing | Not specified | Not specified |