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Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment: Discomfort/pain
- Population
- Individuals of any age receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (braces) (people requiring orthodontic tooth movement); participants treated with orthognathic surgery or with cleft lip or palate or other craniofacial deformity/syndrome excluded
- Intervention
- Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement
- Comparison
- Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment
- Outcome
- Discomfort/pain
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment incorporating surgically assisted orthodontics (adjunctive surgical procedure: corticotomy, micro-osteoperforation or interseptal bone reduction) to increase the rate of tooth movement vs Conventional treatment: fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment without surgical assistance Patient-reported outcome: pain experience (discomfort) · Individuals of any age receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (braces) (people requiring orthodontic… · 24 hours to 28 days Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment (2015) · Cochrane All outcomes | Results: 'Pain experience was compared between surgical and non‐surgical cases in a single study (Alikhani 2013). Within 24 hours of appliance activation and canine retraction, both groups reported higher levels of… | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical adjunctive procedures for accelerating orthodontic treatment 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2014-09 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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