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Early treatment (two-phase) with headgear vs Late treatment (one-phase in adolescence) with headgear: Final ANB

Population
Children or adolescents (age < 16 years) receiving orthodontic treatment to correct prominent upper front teeth (Class II Division 1 malocclusion)
Intervention
Early treatment (two-phase) with headgear
Comparison
Late treatment (one-phase in adolescence) with headgear
Outcome
Final ANB

Early treatment (two-phase) with headgear led to lower final ANB compared with late treatment (one-phase in adolescence) with headgear; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Early treatment (two-phase) with headgear vs Late treatment (one-phase in adolescence) with headgear
Final ANB · Children or adolescents (age < 16 years) receiving orthodontic treatment to correct prominent upper front teeth (Class… · End of phase I (growth modification phase)
Early treatment (two-phase) with headgear led to lower final ANB compared with late treatment (one-phase in adolescence) with headgear; GRADE not reported.
Orthodontic treatment for prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion) in children and adolescents (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003452.PUB2, superseded
MD -0.72 [-1.18, -0.27]2 studies · 277 participantsGRADE not reported
Early treatment (two-phase) with headgear vs Late treatment (one-phase in adolescence) with headgear
Final ANB · Children or adolescents (age < 16 years) receiving orthodontic treatment to correct prominent upper front teeth (Class… · End of orthodontic treatment (phase II)
Early treatment (two-phase) with headgear showed no clear difference in final ANB compared with late treatment (one-phase in adolescence) with headgear; GRADE not reported.
Orthodontic treatment for prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion) in children and adolescents (2007) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD003452.PUB2, superseded
MD -0.27 [-0.8, 0.26]2 studies · 231 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Orthodontic treatment for prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion) in children and adolescents
2018 · Cochrane All outcomes
2017-09Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

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