Question · asked by 1 review

Superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Titanium-niobium-tantalum-zirconium (TiNbTaZr) arch wire: Alignment rate

Population
People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)
Intervention
Superelastic NiTi arch wire
Comparison
Titanium-niobium-tantalum-zirconium (TiNbTaZr) arch wire
Outcome
Alignment rate

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Titanium-niobium-tantalum-zirconium (TiNbTaZr) arch wire
Alignment rate · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch) · 8 to 12 weeks
Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes
Superelastic NiTi (Sentalloy) vs TiNbTaZr (Gummetal) (Nordstrom 2018); LII change over 8 to 12 weeks; no clear difference (ANOVA P=0.6938)1 study · 28 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances
2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
2022-07-04Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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