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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Impact of Environmental and Material Factors on Fluoride Release from Metal-Modified Glass Ionomer Cements: A Systematic Review of In Vitro Studies.

Sylwia Klimas, Sylwia Kiryk, Jan Kiryk, Agnieszka Kotela, Julia Kensy, Mateusz Michalak, Zbigniew Rybak, Jacek Matys, Maciej Dobrzyński

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. 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.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Sylwia KlimasDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Preclinical Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Krakowska 26, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.
Sylwia KirykDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Preclinical Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Krakowska 26, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9062-4156
Jan KirykDental Surgery Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Krakowska 26, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5442-1412
Agnieszka KotelaMedical Center of Innovation, Wroclaw Medical University, Krakowska 26, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0008-4353-4607
Julia KensyFaculty of Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Krakowska 26, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0008-1680-793X
Mateusz MichalakMedical Center of Innovation, Wroclaw Medical University, Krakowska 26, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.
Zbigniew RybakPre-Clinical Research Centre, Wroclaw Medical University, Bujwida 44, 50-345 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8988-1515
Jacek MatysDental Surgery Department, Wroclaw Medical University, Krakowska 26, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3801-0218
Maciej DobrzyńskiDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Preclinical Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Krakowska 26, 50-425 Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2368-1534

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveFluoride is widely recognized for its preventive role against secondary caries. This systematic review aimed to evaluate how environmental and material factors influence fluoride ion release from metal-reinforced glass ionomer cements.

methodsA structured literature search was performed in March 2025 across PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. Search terms included combinations of fluoride release AND glass ionomer AND silver OR zinc OR strontium OR copper. The study selection process followed PRISMA 2020 guidelines and was organized using the PICO framework. Out of 281 initially identified records, 153 were screened based on titles and abstracts. After applying predefined eligibility criteria, 23 studies met the inclusion requirements and were included in the qualitative analysis.

resultsAmong the 23 included publications, 12 involved glass ionomers modified with silver, and 6 of these reported an increase in fluoride release. Seven studies focused on zinc-modified cements, and four examined materials reinforced with strontium.

conclusionsThe addition of strontium, titanium oxide, silver nanoparticles, or zirconium oxide increases the release of fluoride ions, while sintered silver reduces it. There is a great discrepancy among researchers regarding the effect of the addition of zinc oxide and its appropriate amount in the glass ionomer material.

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copperfluoride releaseglass-ionomermetal-modified glass ionomersilverstrontiumzinc

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PMCPMC12250768

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