Question · asked by 1 review

Post‐treatment communication (text messaging) vs No communication (no text message): Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)

Population
People undergoing orthodontic treatment (any age; 9 to 34 years in included studies)
Intervention
Post‐treatment communication (text messaging)
Comparison
No communication (no text message)
Outcome
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale)

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Post‐treatment communication (text messaging) vs No communication (no text message)
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · People undergoing orthodontic treatment · Up to 7 days
Non‐pharmacological interventions for alleviating pain during orthodontic treatment (2016) · Cochrane All outcomes
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief: VAS (1 mm to 100 mm) ‐ 24 hours. Assumed risk: Not measured. Corresponding risk: not estimable. 39 participants (1 RCT). Quality: very low. Comments: insufficient…1 study · 39 participantsVery low

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Non‐pharmacological interventions for alleviating pain during orthodontic treatment
2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
2016-10Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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