Nascimento VA, Bento VAA, Cruz KH, Rosa CDDRD, Pesqueira AA, Pellizzer EP. Evaluation of bond strength of glass and resin-ceramics with laser phototherapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of in vitro studies.
J Prosthet Dent 2023:S0022-3913(23)00104-X. [PMID:
36898868 DOI:
10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.02.004]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
Abstract
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Laser phototherapy has been studied as a surface treatment capable of increasing the adhesion of cement to the ceramic surface. However, the bond strength of glass and resin-ceramics after laser phototherapy is unclear.
PURPOSE
The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the bond strength of glass and resin-ceramics using laser therapy and conventional hydrofluoric acid etching.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
This systematic review and meta-analysis followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and was registered in the Open Science Framework (OSF) for in vitro studies. A population, intervention, control, and outcome (PICO) question was formulated: "Does phototherapy promote better bond strength in glass and resin-ceramics than conventional hydrofluoric acid etching?" A literature search was performed in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and ProQuest databases up to January 2023. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical assessment guidelines for quasi-experimental studies were used for quality assessment. The meta-analysis was based on the inverse variance (IV) method (α=.05).
RESULTS
A total of 6 in vitro studies published between 2007 and 2019 with a total number of 348 specimens were included for qualitative analysis; 1 study had a positive effect. Five of the studies were included in the meta-analysis, which indicated a significant decrease for feldspathic ceramics that received laser phototherapy and lithium disilicate (P=.002; MD: -2.15; 95% CI: -3.53 to -0.77; I2=89%, P<.01) and (P<.01; MD: -2.13; 95% CI: -2.99 to -1.27; I2=82%, P<.01), respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
Laser irradiation as surface etching of glass ceramics does not produce a bond strength equal to that of conventional hydrofluoric acid etching.
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