Question · asked by 1 review

Low‐level laser therapy vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment: Periodontal health during molar intrusion

Population
Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment
Intervention
Low‐level laser therapy
Comparison
Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment
Outcome
Periodontal health during molar intrusion

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Low level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment
Periodontal health during molar intrusion · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance treatment
Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic… (2023) · Cochrane All outcomes
Abellan 2021 assessed periodontal health (plaque index, pocket depth, bleeding on probing) after intrusion of maxillary molars; no evidence of significant difference with LLLT. Statistical test results not published.1 studyGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment
2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
2022-09Not listedNot assessed
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