Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Orthodontics

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Pain day 1 · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Superelastic NiTi arch wire showed no clear difference in pain day 1 compared with conventional (stabilised) NiTi arch wire (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
3 to 7 days
MD 0.29 [-0.52, 1.10]
2 studies · 142 participants
Low

Pain day 1 · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Superelastic NiTi arch wire showed no clear difference in pain day 1 compared with multistrand stainless steel arch wire (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
7 to 14 days
MD 2.68 [-1.38, 6.75]
2 studies · 127 participants
Low

Pain day 1 · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Superelastic NiTi arch wire probably leads to higher pain day 1 compared with thermoelastic NiTi arch wire (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
7 days
MD 6.96 [1.82, 12.10]
3 studies · 94 participants
Moderate