Low‐level laser therapy vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment: Discomfort/pain
- Population
- Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment
- Intervention
- Low‐level laser therapy
- Comparison
- Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment
- Outcome
- Discomfort/pain
It is very uncertain whether low level laser therapy (LLLT) changes patient perception of pain and discomfort (VAS 0 to 100 mm) compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Low level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment Patient perception of pain and discomfort (VAS 0 to 100 mm) · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment · Space closure / first visit It is very uncertain whether low level laser therapy (LLLT) changes patient perception of pain and discomfort (VAS 0 to 100 mm) compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (very low certainty). Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic… (2023) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -0.4 [-1.87, 1.07] | 1 study · 37 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2022-09 | 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.