Does the application of polywave light-curing units influence physico-mechanical properties of resin-based materials? A meta-analysis of In vitro studies
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Vol 15 No 2 (2024), Meta-Analysis
Vol 15 No 2 (2024)

Does the application of polywave light-curing units influence physico-mechanical properties of resin-based materials? A meta-analysis of In vitro studies

Meta-Analysis
https://doi.org/10.70174/iajd.v15i2.1045
Published 1 November 2024
Miguel Ángel FERNÁNDEZ-BARRERA
Dental Materials Laboratory, Academic Area of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca, Hgo, Mexico
Rim BOURGI
Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut 1107 2180, Lebanon – Department of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, INSERM UMR_S 1121, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
Abigailt FLORES-LEDESMA
Dental Materials and Biomaterials Laboratory Faculty of Stomatology, Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla, Puebla, México
Cristina PEREIRA ISOLAN
Associate Professor, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys (UFVJM), Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Vincenzo TOSCO
Department of Clinical Sciences and Stomatology, Polytechnic University of Marche, 60126 Ancona, Italy
Bogdan DIMITRIU
Department of Endodontics, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Dental Medicine “Carol Davila” University, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
Carlos Enrique CUEVAS-SUÁREZ
Dental Materials Laboratory, Academic Area of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca, Hgo, Mexico
Monika LUKOMSKA-SZYMANSKA
Department of General Dentistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-213 Lodz, Poland
Louis HARDAN
Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut 1107 2180, Lebanon
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Keywords

light-curing
monowave LED
polywave LED
photoinititiator
resin-based materials

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FERNÁNDEZ-BARRERAM. A., BOURGI, R., FLORES-LEDESMA, A., PEREIRA ISOLAN, C., TOSCO, V., DIMITRIU, B., CUEVAS-SUÁREZC. E., LUKOMSKA-SZYMANSKA, M., & HARDAN, L. (2024). Does the application of polywave light-curing units influence physico-mechanical properties of resin-based materials? A meta-analysis of In vitro studies. International Arab Journal of Dentistry (IAJD), 15(2), 173-203. https://doi.org/10.70174/iajd.v15i2.1045
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to systematically review the existing literature and to assess the effect of the use of polywave light-curing units on the properties of resin-based materials. A thorough search was conducted across five electronic databases: PubMed (MedLine), ISI Web of Science, SciELO, Scopus, and EMBASE.
Inclusion criteria comprised in-vitro studies that compared the effects of polywave light-emitting diode (LED) curing units with monowave LED curing units on resin-based material properties. Two reviewers evaluated the methodological quality of the included studies, considering parameters from previous systematic reviews.
Meta-analyses were conducted using Review Manager version 5.3.5 (The Cochrane Collaboration, Copenhagen, Denmark). Overall, when the TPO photoinitiator was employed, the use of a polywave light-curing unit demonstrated statistically significant higher values solely for the degree of conversion (p<0.001) and hardness (p<0.01).
No statistically significant differences were observed between monowave and polywave light curing units in the other evaluated properties.
Based on the findings of this review, the use of polywave light-curing can be useful for polymerizing materials that contain photoinitiators other than camphorquinone in their composition.

https://doi.org/10.70174/iajd.v15i2.1045
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