Full-time wear of removable retainer (any type) vs Part-time wear of removable retainer (any type): Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch)
- Population
- People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
- Intervention
- Full-time wear of removable retainer (any type)
- Comparison
- Part-time wear of removable retainer (any type)
- Outcome
- Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch)
It is very uncertain whether full-time wear of removable retainer (any type) changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with part-time wear of removable retainer (any type) (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Full-time wear of removable retainer (any type) vs Part-time wear of removable retainer (any type) Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment · 12 months, lower arch It is very uncertain whether full-time wear of removable retainer (any type) changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with part-time wear of removable retainer (any type) (very low certainty). Retention procedures for stabilising tooth position after treatment with orthodontic braces (2023) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD 0.20 [-0.28, 0.68] | 1 study · 52 participants | Very low |
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
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.