Question · asked by 1 review
Multistrand stainless steel wire vs Wires of other materials (conventional stainless steel, superelastic NiTi, thermoelastic NiTi): Alignment rate
- Population
- People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)
- Intervention
- Multistrand stainless steel wire
- Comparison
- Wires of other materials (conventional stainless steel, superelastic NiTi, thermoelastic NiTi)
- Outcome
- Alignment rate
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Multistrand stainless steel wire vs Wires of other materials (conventional stainless steel, superelastic NiTi, thermoelastic NiTi) Alignment rate · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch) · 6 weeks to 6 months Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes | Multistrand StSt versus other materials (conventional StSt, superelastic NiTi, thermoelastic NiTi); alignment rate not pooled due to clinical heterogeneity (Cobb 1998; Evans 1998; Quintao 2005; West 1995); results… | 4 studies · 281 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2022-07-04 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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