Question · asked by 1 review

Facemask vs no intervention: Self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale)

Population
Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)
Intervention
Facemask
Comparison
no intervention
Outcome
Self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale)

Facemask showed no clear difference in self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) compared with untreated control (no treatment); GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 5 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Facemask vs Untreated control (no treatment)
Self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · 3-year follow-up
Facemask showed no clear difference in self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) compared with untreated control (no treatment); GRADE not reported.
Orthodontic treatment for prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) in children (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 0.60 [-2.57, 3.77]1 study · 63 participantsGRADE not reported
Facemask vs Untreated control (no treatment)
Self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · End of treatment
Facemask showed no clear difference in self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) compared with untreated control (no treatment); GRADE not reported.
Orthodontic treatment for prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) in children (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 1.50 [-0.96, 3.96]1 study · 69 participantsGRADE not reported
Facemask vs Untreated control (no treatment)
Self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · 6-year follow-up
Facemask showed no clear difference in self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) compared with untreated control (no treatment); GRADE not reported.
Orthodontic treatment for prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) in children (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -0.30 [-4.17, 3.57]1 study · 65 participantsGRADE not reported
Facemask vs Untreated control (no treatment)
Self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · 3-year follow-up
Facemask showed no clear difference in self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) compared with untreated control (no treatment); GRADE not reported.
Orthodontic treatment for prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) in children (2013) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003451.PUB2, superseded
MD 0.60 [-2.57, 3.77]1 study · 63 participantsGRADE not reported
Facemask vs Untreated control (no treatment)
Self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · End of treatment
Facemask showed no clear difference in self-esteem (Piers-Harris self-concept scale) compared with untreated control (no treatment); GRADE not reported.
Orthodontic treatment for prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) in children (2013) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003451.PUB2, superseded
MD 1.50 [-0.96, 3.96]1 study · 69 participantsGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Orthodontic treatment for prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) in children
2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
2023-01Not listedNot assessed
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