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

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE 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 studyGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment
2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
2022-09Not listedNot assessed
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