Question · asked by 1 review

Removable appliance with palatal crib associated with high-pull chincup vs no treatment: Mandibular ramus growth

Population
Children and adolescents (over 80% aged 16 years or younger at treatment start) with anterior open bite (lack of vertical overlap or contact of the upper and lower incisors); sucking habits stopped 1 year or more before treatment; excluding class III skeletal relationship, cleft lip or palate, or other craniofacial syndrome
Intervention
Removable appliance with palatal crib associated with high-pull chincup
Comparison
no treatment
Outcome
Mandibular ramus growth

What each review found

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Removable appliance with palatal crib associated with high-pull chincup vs No treatment
Mandibular ramus growth · Children and adolescents (over 80% aged 16 years or younger at treatment start) with anterior open bite (lack of… · End of treatment (12 months)
Orthodontic and orthopaedic treatment for anterior open bite in children (2014) · Cochrane All outcomes
Cephalometric data (SNA, Co-A, SNB, Ar-Go, Ar.GoMe, Co-Gn, ANB) were reported to be not significantly different between groups; effects were dento-alveolar rather than skeletal. No pooled estimate (Almeida 2005).1 studyGRADE not reported
Removable appliance with palatal crib associated with high-pull chincup vs No treatment
Mandibular ramus growth · Children and adolescents (over 80% aged 16 years or younger at treatment start) with anterior open bite (lack of… · End of treatment (12 months)
Orthodontic and orthopaedic treatment for anterior open bite in children (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD005515.PUB2, superseded
Cephalometric data (SNA, Co-A, SNB, Ar-Go, Ar.GoMe, Co-Gn, ANB) were reported to be not significantly different between groups; effects were dento-alveolar rather than skeletal. No pooled estimate (Almeida 2005).1 studyGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Orthodontic and orthopaedic treatment for anterior open bite in children
2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
2014-02Not listedNot assessed
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