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ArticleThe Saudi dental journal2026

Comparative clinical evaluation of Icon resin infiltration and Vanish XT varnish for managing white spot lesions: a randomized controlled trial.

Deem Al-Blaihed, Doaa Jamal, Khlood Baghlaf, Shahad N Abudawood, Rabab Aljawi, Omar Abd El Sadek El Meligy

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Article in The Saudi dental journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Deem Al-BlaihedPediatric Dentistry Department, Ministry of Health, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Doaa JamalPediatric dentistry department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Khlood BaghlafPediatric dentistry department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kbaghlaf@kau.edu.sa.
Shahad N AbudawoodPediatric dentistry department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Rabab AljawiPediatric dentistry department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Omar Abd El Sadek El MeligyPediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Funding

King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Endowment (WAQF) NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

White spot lesions (WSLs) are a common esthetic concern. This study compared the clinical efficacy of Icon

Indexed as

Clinical estheticColorimetryRemineralizationResin infiltrationWhite spot lesion

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PMID42295618
PMCPMC13269611

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