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Comparison of self-etching and conventional bifunctional coupling agent in lithium disilicate ceramic: A systematic
Juliana-Lujan Brunetto1, Aldiéris-Alves Pesqueira2, João-Paulo do Vale-Souza1
1DDS,MSc, PhD student at the Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba Dental School, São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Background:
The aim of this systematic review is to determine the effectiveness of self-etching primers in comparison to the conventional protocol with hydrofluoric acid and silane treatment for bonding lithium disilicate ceramics.
Material And Methods:
The formulated PICO question for this research was: "Does self-etching silane primer surface treatment in lithium disilicate ceramics present a similar bond strength value compared to conventional hydrofluoric acid and silane treatment?". Combinations of words and appropriate truncations were adapted for each database. For the selection, duplicate articles were systematically eliminated using Mendeley software. The Cohen's Kappa statistic was then computed, RoBDEMAT questions were addressed, and the meta-analyses were conducted using RevMan 5.4, at a significance level of 5%.
Results:
Two independent reviewers conducted a blind and independent analysis of 190219 articles from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and OpenGrey. Subsequently, they extracted data from 21 studies for the systematic review and in 16 the meta-analysis. In all in vitro studies, the most frequently cited concentration of hydrofluoric acid was 5%. In the meta-analysis, no statistical differences were observed between the two treatments concerning bond strength.
Conclusions:
Self-etching silane primers demonstrate promising results in lithium disilicate bonding, suggesting their potential as an alternative surface treatment to hydrofluoric acids + silane. Key words:Lithium disilicate, Hydrofluoric acid, Dental Porcelain, Ceramics, Silanes.
