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Photodynamic therapy and argon laser treatment of white spot lesions: Effects on enamel remineralization and orthodontic bracket bond strength.

Alnazeh 2026 · Alnazeh Abdullah A, Kamran Muhammad Abdullah, Alshahrani Abdulaziz, et al. · Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology · 2026

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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Shear Bond Strength after Photodynamic Therapy Versus Conventional Methods for Orthodontic Bracket Bonding : Short title: Shear Bond Strength after Photodynamic Therapy Versus Conventional Methods for Orthodontic Bracket Bonding.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Alnazeh 2026 · Table 1; Reference 17

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -1.639	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -5.486 [-7.217, -3.754]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -4.297 [-5.770, -2.823]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -4.17 [-6.350, -3.361]	8 studies · 317 participants	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -1.55 [-2.36, -0.74]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -4.005 [-5.410, -2.599]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -4.021 [-5.433, -2.608]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -5.534 [-7.223, -3.846]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -4.065 [-5.422, -2.708]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -4.011 [-5.420, -2.603]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -4.855	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -4.262 [-5.603, -2.91]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -1.005	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -5.703 [-7.441, -3.966]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength Photodynamic therapy pretreatment vs Conventional non-PDT bonding pretreatment	Hedges' g -4.798 [-6.22, -3.377]	NR	GRADE not reported
Shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets (MPa) Photodynamic therapy pretreatment (any photosensitizer) before bracket bonding vs Conventional bonding or non-PDT pretreatment (phosphoric acid etching or untreated control)	SMD -4.28 [-5.57, -2.99]	8 studies · 317 participants	GRADE not reported

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