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Full-time clear plastic (removable) retainer vs Part-time wear of clear plastic (thermoplastic) removable retainer: Stability: Little's Irregularity Index
- Population
- People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
- Intervention
- Full-time clear plastic (removable) retainer
- Comparison
- Part-time wear of clear plastic (thermoplastic) removable retainer
- Outcome
- Stability: Little's Irregularity Index
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Full-time wear of clear plastic (thermoplastic) removable retainer vs Part-time wear of clear plastic (thermoplastic) removable retainer Stability: Little's Irregularity Index · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment · 12 months, upper and lower arches Retention procedures for stabilising tooth position after treatment with orthodontic braces (2023) · Cochrane All outcomes | no estimate extracted | 3 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retention procedures for stabilising tooth position after treatment with orthodontic braces 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes | April 2022 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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