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SynthesisBMC oral health2024

Properties of a novel composite elastomeric polymer vinyl polyether siloxane in comparison to its parent materials: a systemic review and meta-analysis.

Ravinder S Saini, Abdulkhaliq Ali F Alshadidi, Saeed Awod Bin Hassan, Lujain Ibrahim N Aldosari, Seyed Ali Mosaddad, Artak Heboyan

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. A Newly Formulated Vinyl Polysiloxane Impression Material with Improved Mechanical Properties.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Ravinder S SainiDepartment of Dental Technology, COAMS, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulkhaliq Ali F AlshadidiDepartment of Dental Technology, COAMS, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Saeed Awod Bin HassanDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Lujain Ibrahim N AldosariDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Seyed Ali MosaddadStudent Research Committee, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. mosaddad.sa@gmail.com.
Artak HeboyanDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Stomatology, Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Str. Koryun 2, 0025, Yerevan, Armenia. heboyan.artak@gmail.com.
King Khalid University · SAShiraz University of Medical Sciences · IRYerevan State Medical University · AM

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe effectiveness of newly developed elastomeric polymer hybrid siloxane (PVES), which combines the properties of polyethylene (PE) and polyvinyl siloxane (PVS) elastomers, has been a subject of interest in recent studies. This study aimed to assess the physical properties of hybrid PVES materials by analyzing existing data from recent studies on this topic.

methodsA systematic literature search was conducted to retrieve peer-reviewed articles published up to February 5, 2023. The population, intervention, comparison, and pertinent outcomes were specified under the PICO framework. The primary data analysis was performed in Microsoft Excel, while statistical analysis used Meta-Essentials.

resultsOf the 1152 articles assessed, 14 met the inclusion criteria. The meta-analysis of the selected studies indicated that polyether (PE) and polyvinyl siloxane (PVS) were highly correlated (two-tailed p-values of 0.000 and 0.001, respectively) with the improved tensile strength of vinyl polyether siloxane (PVES) with a significantly positive effect size. Similarly, the hydrophilic characteristics of PVES were significantly improved compared to those of PE and PVS. PE was a significant contributor to the hydrophilic characteristics of PVES, with a two-tailed p-value of 0.000. The effect size was highly positive for hydrophilicity but showed high heterogeneity. It was also observed that the dimensional accuracy of PVES was comparable to those of PE and PVS, with no statistically significant differences among the three materials.

conclusionsPVES showed promising features, with improved tensile strength and hydrophilic characteristics compared to those of PE and PVS.

Indexed as

PolyethyleneSiloxanesElastomersHumansParentsPolyvinylselastomeric polymerElastomersPolyethylenePolyvinylsSiloxanesvinyl polysiloxaneElastomeric impression materialsFixed prosthodonticsHybrid impression materialsPolyetherPolyvinyl siloxaneVinyl polyether siloxane

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PMID38195442
PMCPMC10775522
OpenAlexW4390727391

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