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Adhesive systems applied to dentin substrate under electric current: systematic review
Carolina Menezes Maciel1,2, Tatiane Cristina Vieira Souto2, Bárbara de Almeida Pinto2
1Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, University of Taubate, Taubaté, SP, Brazil.
Objectives:
The purpose of this systematic review was to collect and discuss the technique of adhesive systems application on dentin substrate under electric current.
Materials And Methods:
The first search strategy was based on data available at PubMed, LILACS, Scielo, Scopus, and Cochrane Library, using a combination of descriptors such as "dentin bond agents OR adhesive system AND electric current OR electrobond" or "dentin bonding agents OR dentin bonding agent application OR adhesive system AND electric current OR electrobond", with no limit regarding the publication year. The second search strategy was based on the articles' references found previously. An additional search strategy was applied that concerned the proposed theme in the SBU-UNICAMP (Unicamp's Library System Institutional Repository).
Results:
Twelve studies published between 2006 and 2020 were found. The analyses of the selected studies showed that the use of electric current during adhesive systems application on dentin, whether conventional or self-conditioning, increases resinous monomer infiltration in the dentin substrate, which improves the hybridization processes and the bond strength of the restorative material to dentin.
Conclusions:
Despite the favorable results related to the use of this technique, there is still no specific protocol for the application of adhesive systems under electric current.
