Superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Thermoelastic NiTi arch wire: Time to alignment
- Population
- People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)
- Intervention
- Superelastic NiTi arch wire
- Comparison
- Thermoelastic NiTi arch wire
- Outcome
- Time to alignment
Superelastic NiTi arch wire may leads to higher time to alignment compared with thermoelastic NiTi arch wire (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Thermoelastic NiTi arch wire Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch) · 16 weeks Superelastic NiTi arch wire may leads to higher time to alignment compared with thermoelastic NiTi arch wire (low certainty). Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD 0.5 [0.21, 0.79] | 1 study · 32 participants | Low |
Superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Thermoelastic NiTi arch wire Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch) · 16 weeks Superelastic NiTi arch wire showed no clear difference in time to alignment compared with thermoelastic NiTi arch wire (low certainty). Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (2018) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD007859.PUB4, superseded | MD 0.5 [-0.78, 1.78] | 1 study · 50 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2022-07-04 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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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.