Question · asked by 1 review
Light vibrational forces (LVF) vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment: Change in angulation of teeth adjacent to the space (molar and canine tipping/rotation)
- Population
- Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances
- Intervention
- Light vibrational forces (LVF)
- Comparison
- Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment
- Outcome
- Change in angulation of teeth adjacent to the space (molar and canine tipping/rotation)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Light vibrational forces (LVF) vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct) Change in angulation of teeth adjacent to the space (molar and canine tipping/rotation) · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic… (2023) · Cochrane All outcomes | Siriphan 2019 (lateral cephalometric radiographs): rate of molar movement and tipping, and canine rotation and tipping were not significantly different between groups (P>0.05). | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2022-09 | 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.