Question · asked by 1 review
Frankel's function regulator-4 (FR-4) with lip-seal training vs no treatment: Patient satisfaction
- 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
- Frankel's function regulator-4 (FR-4) with lip-seal training
- Comparison
- no treatment
- Outcome
- Patient satisfaction
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Frankel's function regulator-4 (FR-4) with lip-seal training vs No treatment Patient satisfaction · Children and adolescents (over 80% aged 16 years or younger at treatment start) with anterior open bite (lack of… The review found no eligible studies for this question. Orthodontic and orthopaedic treatment for anterior open bite in children (2014) · Cochrane All outcomes | Outcome proposed in the review but not found in any included study. The review states: 'The other outcomes proposed in this review were not found: stability of anterior open bite correction; reduction of snoring; signs… | 0 studies | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthodontic and orthopaedic treatment for anterior open bite in children 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2014-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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