Question · asked by 1 review

Facemask (RME) or modified facemask vs Surgically-anchored appliance (miniscrews or miniplates): Wits appraisal

Population
Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion)
Intervention
Facemask (RME) or modified facemask
Comparison
Surgically-anchored appliance (miniscrews or miniplates)
Outcome
Wits appraisal

Facemask (RME) or modified facemask showed no clear difference in wits appraisal compared with surgically-anchored appliance (miniscrews or miniplates); GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Facemask (RME) or modified facemask vs Surgically-anchored appliance (miniscrews or miniplates)
Wits appraisal · Children and adolescents (aged 16 years or younger) with prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) · End of treatment
Facemask (RME) or modified facemask showed no clear difference in wits appraisal compared with surgically-anchored appliance (miniscrews or miniplates); GRADE not reported.
Orthodontic treatment for prominent lower front teeth (Class III malocclusion) in children (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 0.50 [-1.27, 2.27]1 study · 43 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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