ReviewJournal of orthodontic science2024
White spot lesions in fixed orthodontic treatment: Etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and future research perspectives.
Review in Journal of orthodontic science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effect of Self-Assembling Peptide on White Spot Lesions in Orthodontic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative assessment of four treatments for post orthodontic white spot lesions over a 24-month period: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2026Trial
- Methodological Heterogeneity in Profilometric Assessment of Experimentally Demineralized Enamel as a Model of White Spot Lesions: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Review
- Effects of Additive Incorporation on Fluoride Release of Orthodontic Glass Ionomer Cements and Adhesives: A Systematic Review.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Influence of White Spot Lesion Severity on the Structural, Optical, and Mechanical Outcomes of Resin Infiltration: An In Vitro Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of conventional and self-adhesive orthodontic bonding systems in white spot lesion formation: an in vitro confocal Raman microscopy analysis.The Angle orthodontist · 2026Article
- Cariogenic Enamel Demineralization Prevention, Detection, and Management: A Literature Review.European journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- The development of orthodontic elastomeric ligature with sustained fluoride-releasing for the prevention of white spot lesions: anFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- White spot lesion management: Knowledge and practices during fixed orthodontic treatment among Saudi dentist -A cross-sectional study.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Iatrogenic Enamel Lesions with Fixed Multi-bracket Treatment.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
White spot lesions (WSLs) refer to localized areas of hypo-mineralization limited to the enamel of the teeth surface, which is noticeable clinically to the naked eye on drying of the teeth. During fixed orthodontic treatment, it is very hard for the patient to maintain excellent oral hygiene as the brackets, bands, wires, elastics, and other appliances and attachments worn intra-orally provide a platform for food retention, plaque formation, and then colonization by acidogenic bacteria like
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