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Resin infiltration or bioactive adhesive: which treatment provides better esthetic satisfaction for post-orthodontic white spot lesions?

Evidence-based dentistry · Mohammed H, Nangle M, Aung W, Du D · 2026-07-24

Researchers compared two treatments for post-orthodontic white spot lesions—resin infiltration and bioactive adhesive—and found both achieved similar patient satisfaction (80%) and esthetic masking outcomes at one month, with no significant differences between them.

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