Part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer vs Any type of fixed (bonded) retainer: Adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch)
- Population
- People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
- Intervention
- Part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer
- Comparison
- Any type of fixed (bonded) retainer
- Outcome
- Adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch)
It is very uncertain whether part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer vs Any type of fixed (bonded) retainer Adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment · 12 months, lower arch It is very uncertain whether part-time clear plastic (removable) retainer changes adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch) compared with any type of fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty). Retention procedures for stabilising tooth position after treatment with orthodontic braces (2023) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -0.34 [-0.66, -0.02] | 1 study · 59 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.