One-step adhesive system tied to development of greatest number of new white spot lesions and mineral loss

Results

The mean increase in lesion area was 31.3 ± 2.8 pixels, 38.4 ± 4.3 pixels, and 119.5 ± 5.3 pixels for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively (P ≤ .001). For ΔF, the loss was 3.3% ± 0.3%, 4.4% ± 0.2%, and 6.6% ± 0.2% for groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively. These changes were significantly different (P ≤ .01 to P ≤ .001). The incidence of newly developed lesions was 9.5 WSLs in group 1, 10 WSLs in group 2, and 15.9 WSLs in group 3.

The lack of primer contributed to the development of a larger number of and more severe white spot lesions (WSLs).

Reference:

Ola G. Abu Horan, Susan N. Al-Khateeb; Comparison of three orthodontic bonding systems in white spot lesion development: a randomized clinical trial. Angle Orthod 2023; doi:https://doi.org/10.2319/111422-781.1

Keywords:

One-step, adhesive system, tied, development, greatest, number, new white, spot, lesions, mineral loss, The Angle Orthodontist, Self-etch primer, One-step adhesive, Conventional bonding system, WSLs, QLF