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- Light vibrational forces (LVF) vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct) · Harms: non-serious adverse effects (headache, discomfort, loosening of temporary anchorage devices)
  Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
  RR 0.96 [0.32, 2.85]
  1 study · 45 participants
  GRADE not reported
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- Vibrational appliance with fixed appliances vs Fixed appliances only / no vibrational appliance (control) · Harms (discomfort, pain intensity, analgesia use)
  Orthodontic treatment for crowded teeth in children 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
  first week
  No clear difference in discomfort/pain intensity or analgesia consumption between vibrational appliance and control (Miles 2012, Miles 2016, Woodhouse 2015; 100 mm VAS). Narrative; no pooled estimate.
  2 studies
  GRADE not reported
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- Copper nickel-titanium archwire vs Nickel-titanium archwire · Harms (discomfort)
  Orthodontic treatment for crowded teeth in children 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
  after archwire change
  No difference in overall discomfort levels between copper NiTi and NiTi archwire sequences (Ong 2011, 7-point Likert). Narrative; no pooled estimate.
  1 study
  GRADE not reported
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- Self-ligating brackets vs Conventional brackets · Harms (discomfort, periodontal/gingival health, root resorption)
  Orthodontic treatment for crowded teeth in children 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
  up to 9 months
  No evidence of differences between self-ligating and conventional brackets for discomfort (Atik 2014, Miles 2010), plaque/gingival index and probing depth (Atik 2014), or maxillary incisor root resorption (Aras 2018).…
  3 studies
  GRADE not reported

Copper nickel-titanium archwire vs Nickel-titanium archwire

Harms (discomfort) · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth

1 finding from 1 review

Orthodontic treatment for crowded teeth in children 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
after archwire change
No difference in overall discomfort levels between copper NiTi and NiTi archwire sequences (Ong 2011, 7-point Likert). Narrative; no pooled estimate.
1 study
GRADE not reported

Vibrational appliance with fixed appliances vs Fixed appliances

Harms (discomfort, pain intensity, analgesia use) · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth

1 finding from 1 review

Orthodontic treatment for crowded teeth in children 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
first week
No clear difference in discomfort/pain intensity or analgesia consumption between vibrational appliance and control (Miles 2012, Miles 2016, Woodhouse 2015; 100 mm VAS). Narrative; no pooled estimate.
2 studies
GRADE not reported

Self-ligating brackets vs Conventional brackets

Harms (discomfort, periodontal/gingival health, root resorption) · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth

1 finding from 1 review

Orthodontic treatment for crowded teeth in children 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
up to 9 months
No evidence of differences between self-ligating and conventional brackets for discomfort (Atik 2014, Miles 2010), plaque/gingival index and probing depth (Atik 2014), or maxillary incisor root resorption (Aras 2018).…
3 studies
GRADE not reported

Light vibrational forces (LVF) vs Conventional orthodontic appliance treatment

Harms: non-serious adverse effects (headache, discomfort, loosening of temporary anchorage devices) · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances

Light vibrational forces (LVF) showed no clear difference in harms: non-serious adverse effects (headache, discomfort, loosening… compared with conventional orthodontic appliance treatment (placebo or no adjunct); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 0.96 [0.32, 2.85]
1 study · 45 participants
GRADE not reported