1. Color stability of dual-cured and light-cured resin cements: A systematic review and meta-analysis of in vitro studies.
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Hardan L, Bourgi R, Hernández-Escamilla T, Piva E, Devoto W, Lukomska-Szymanska M, and Cuevas-Suárez CE
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- Humans, In Vitro Techniques, Materials Testing, Self-Curing of Dental Resins methods, Resin Cements chemistry, Color, Light-Curing of Dental Adhesives
- Abstract
Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the difference in the color stability of light-cured and dual-cured resin cements., Materials and Methods: Two separate reviewers used the PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and Scielo databases to execute the systematic review. For the analysis, studies that evaluated the color stability of dual-cured and light-cured resin cements over time were used. The random effects model was used in the meta-analysis. Analyses of subgroups were carried out based on the aging technique. The methodological quality of each in vitro study was evaluated in accordance with the parameters of a prior systematic review., Results: From all databases, a total of 2223 articles were retrieved. Following the screening of titles and abstracts, 44 studies were selected for full text review, and a total of 27 articles were used for the qualitative analysis. Finally, 23 articles remained for the qualitative analysis. The majority of studies were labeled as having a medium risk of bias. The global analysis showed that the dual-cure resin cements had considerably greater differences in the color change (p = 0.006). A high heterogeneity index (86%) was found in the analysis., Conclusions: The best available in vitro evidence suggests that dual-polymerizing cement has higher color variation than light-polymerized materials. To reduce the likelihood of color change after the luting of thin ceramic restorations, clinicians should employ light-polymerizable resin cements., (© 2023 by the American College of Prosthodontists.)
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- 2024
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