Polymerization Cycle and Occlusal Vertical Dimension of Complete Dentures: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors

  • Melanie Calheiros Miranda Quintella Universidade de Pernambuco – UPE, Faculty of Dentistry – FOP/UPE, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Recife, PE, Brazil.
  • Eduardo Piza Pellizzer Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) – Araçatuba Dental School, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil.
  • Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos Universidade de Pernambuco – UPE, Faculty of Dentistry – FOP/UPE, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Recife, PE, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6515-1489
  • Cleidiel Aparecido Araújo Lemos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Department of Dentistry, Governador Valadares, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8273-489X
  • Jéssica Macela Luna Gomes Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) – Araçatuba Dental School, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
  • Rayanna Thayse Florêncio Costa Universidade de Pernambuco – UPE, Faculty of Dentistry – FOP/UPE, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Recife, PE, Brazil
  • Hiskell Francine Fernandes e Oliveira Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) – Araçatuba Dental School, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2433-8167
  • Leonardo Ferreira de Toledo Piza Lopes Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) – Araçatuba Dental School, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
  • Sandra Lúcia Dantas de Moraes Universidade de Pernambuco – UPE, Faculty of Dentistry – FOP/UPE, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Recife, PE, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21270/archi.v12i6.6188

Keywords:

Polymerization, Dental Occlusion, Complete Denture

Abstract

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the influence of the polymerization cycle on the occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) of complete dentures. This review was based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. The PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) question evaluated was “Does the microwave polymerization cycle influence the occlusal vertical dimension of complete dentures when compared to conventional water bath polymerization?”. The literature search was conducted in the PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus databases for relevant articles published up to March 2023. In vitro studies involving OVD measurement from complete dentures polymerized with different polymerization methods were included. The risk of bias was analyzed using the Critical Appraisal Checklist for Quasi-Experimental Studies (non-randomized experimental studies) from the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). The meta-analysis was based on the inverse variance (IV) methods with mean difference (MD) for OVD evaluation between techniques. Five articles were included in the qualitative and quantitative analysis. A total of 222 complete dentures were evaluated. In the polymerization cycles, microwave cycles with 90 W to 810 W between 3-5 minutes and conventional water bath cycles between 9-12 hours (long cycles) and 3-4 hours (short cycles) were used. In a quantitative analysis of polymerization methods, no statistically significant difference was found between water bath and microwave techniques [p = 0.99; MD: -0.00; CI = -0,26-0,26]. The current meta-analysis can be concluded that both techniques can be used to polymerization of complete dentures without significant clinical changes in the OVD.

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Published

2023-06-21

How to Cite

Quintella, M. C. M., Pellizzer, E. P., Vasconcelos, B. C. do E., Lemos, C. A. A., Gomes, J. M. L., Costa, R. T. F., Fernandes e Oliveira, H. F., Lopes, L. F. de T. P., & Moraes, S. L. D. de. (2023). Polymerization Cycle and Occlusal Vertical Dimension of Complete Dentures: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. ARCHIVES OF HEALTH INVESTIGATION, 12(6), 1181–1188. https://doi.org/10.21270/archi.v12i6.6188

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