Question · asked by 1 review

Eruption guidance appliance vs No active treatment (control): Amount of crowding (number of children with crowding, mandible) after 1 year

Population
Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
Intervention
Eruption guidance appliance
Comparison
No active treatment (control)
Outcome
Amount of crowding (number of children with crowding, mandible) after 1 year

It is very uncertain whether eruption guidance appliance changes amount of crowding (number of children with crowding, mandible)… compared with no active treatment (control) (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Eruption guidance appliance vs No active treatment (control)
Amount of crowding (number of children with crowding, mandible) after 1 year · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth · 1 year
It is very uncertain whether eruption guidance appliance changes amount of crowding (number of children with crowding, mandible)… compared with no active treatment (control) (very low certainty).
Orthodontic treatment for crowded teeth in children (2021) · Cochrane All outcomes
OR 0.19 [0.05, 0.68]1 study · 46 participantsVery low

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Orthodontic treatment for crowded teeth in children
2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
2021-01Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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