The effects of lasers on bond strength to ceramic materials: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lasers have recently been introduced as an alternative means of conditioning dental ceramic surfaces in order to enhance their adhesive strength to cements and other materials. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to review and quantitatively analyze the available literature in orde...

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Published in:PloS one 2018-01, Vol.13 (1), p.e0190736-e0190736
Main Authors: García-Sanz, Verónica, Paredes-Gallardo, Vanessa, Mendoza-Yero, Omel, Carbonell-Leal, Miguel, Albaladejo, Alberto, Montiel-Company, José María, Bellot-Arcís, Carlos
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abrasion
Adhesive bonding
Adhesive strength
Air conditioners
Bond strength
Bonding strength
Cement
Ceramic bonding
Ceramic cements
Ceramics
Dental materials
Dental restorative materials
Engineering and Technology
Lasers
Meta-analysis
Physical Sciences
Polymer matrix composites
Research and Analysis Methods
Reviews
Studies
Systematic review
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Summary:Lasers have recently been introduced as an alternative means of conditioning dental ceramic surfaces in order to enhance their adhesive strength to cements and other materials. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to review and quantitatively analyze the available literature in order to determine which bond protocols and laser types are the most effective. A search was conducted in the Pubmed, Embase and Scopus databases for papers published up to April 2017. PRISMA guidelines for systematic review and meta-analysis were followed. Fifty-two papers were eligible for inclusion in the review. Twenty-five studies were synthesized quantitatively. Lasers were found to increase bond strength of ceramic surfaces to resin cements and composites when compared with control specimens (p-value < 0.01), whereas no significant differences were found in comparison with air-particle abraded surfaces. High variability can be observed in adhesion values between different analyses, pointing to a need to standardize study protocols and to determine the optimal parameters for each laser type.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0190736