Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 2 reviews · Orthodontics

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 50%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents and adults with malocclusion undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed or removable appliances

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment 2023 · Cochrane All outcomes
Katchooi 2018 (unclear risk of bias): light vibrational forces had no statistically significant (P>0.05) effect on OHRQoL when used with orthodontic aligners.
1 study · 27 participants
GRADE not reported

Poor oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) · Adolescents (10-19 years)

Malocclusions probably have a negative effect on OHRQoL in adolescents, after adjustment for confounders (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Malocclusions and quality of life among adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2023 All outcomes
Schools and dental clinics (multiple countries)
Impaired OHRQoL, qualitative synthesis: relative effect not estimable across the 13 studies (13,864 participants); moderate quality of evidence (GRADE).
13 studies · 13864 participants
Moderate