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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Effects of Riboflavin Collagen Crosslinker on Dentin Adhesive Bonding Efficiency: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Sumaiya Zabin Eusufzai, Aparna Barman, Nafij Bin Jamayet, Wan Muhamad Amir W Ahmad, Syed Sarosh Mahdi, Zeeshan Sheikh, Umer Daood

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In one paragraph

Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Evolution of Dental Resin Adhesives-A Comprehensive Review.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sumaiya Zabin EusufzaiSchool of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu 16150, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-4128-2804
Aparna BarmanSchool of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu 16150, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-6070-9594
Nafij Bin JamayetRestorative Dentistry Division, School of Dentistry, International Medical University Kuala Lumpur, 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-4656-0946
Wan Muhamad Amir W AhmadSchool of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu 16150, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-2366-3918
Syed Sarosh MahdiDivision of Clinical Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.
Zeeshan SheikhFaculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, 5981 University Ave, Halifax, NS B3H 1W2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5942-9985
Umer DaoodRestorative Dentistry Division, School of Dentistry, International Medical University Kuala Lumpur, 126, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYDalhousie University · CAIMU University · MY

Funding

Dr Zeeshan Sheikh (Dentistry\Applied Oral Sciences) Dalhousie University Start-up funding-#R34098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate published data regarding riboflavin (RF) as a cross-linker for improved adhesive bond strength to dentin and to analyze previous studies for optimal concentration of riboflavin range suitable for dentin bond. Saliva and distilled water were used as storage media and aging time was 24 h and 6 months. Results of meta-analysis were synthesized using a statistical method of inverse variance in random effects with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI). Cochrane review manager 5.4.1 was used to determine results of the meta-analysis. In total, 3172 articles were found from search databases "PubMed", "Scopus", and "Google Scholar". Six of the fifteen studies were eligible for meta-analysis. Micro tensile strength shows significant improvement with the addition of riboflavin (

Indexed as

adhesivebond strengthcollagencrosslinkinginvitroriboflavin

Identifiers

PMID36837334
PMCPMC9963098
OpenAlexW4321375418

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