Question · asked by 1 review

Removable appliance with palatal crib associated with high-pull chincup vs no treatment: Position of the incisors (upper incisor inclination)

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
Position of the incisors (upper incisor inclination)

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
Position of the incisors (upper incisor inclination) · 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
The author reported that data (1.NA, 1-NA, 1-PP, 1.NB, 1-NB, 1-GoMe) showed a statistically significant difference. There was palatal inclination of the upper incisors in the intervention group that contributed to…1 studyGRADE not reported
Removable appliance with palatal crib associated with high-pull chincup vs No treatment
Position of the incisors (upper incisor inclination) · 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orthopaedic treatment for anterior open bite in children (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD005515.PUB2, superseded
The author reported that data (1.NA, 1-NA, 1-PP, 1.NB, 1-NB, 1-GoMe) showed a statistically significant difference. There was palatal inclination of the upper incisors in the intervention group that contributed to…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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