Open AccessCritical evaluation of incidence and prevalence of white spot lesions during fixed orthodontic appliance treatment: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Dhinahar Sundararaj,
Sudhakar Venkatachalapathy,
Akshay Tandon,
Aaron Pereira
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.167719
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , incidence (geometry) , meta analysis , optics , physics
Development of dental caries, specifically, white spot lesions (WSLs), continues to be a well-recognized and troubling side effect of orthodontic fixed appliance therapy, despite vast improvement in preventive dental techniques and procedures. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate, determine, and summarize the incidence and prevalence rates of WSLs during orthodontic treatment that have been published in the literature.