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7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Oral Health

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No studies found 4 · 57.1%GRADE not reported 1 · 14.3%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Conventional (stabilised) NiTi arch wire

Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
Time to alignment: not reported
0 studies
No studies found

Single-strand superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Coaxial superelastic NiTi arch wire

Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
Time to alignment: not reported
0 studies
No studies found

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)

Superelastic NiTi arch wire may leads to higher time to alignment compared with thermoelastic NiTi arch wire (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
16 weeks
MD 0.5 [0.21, 0.79]
1 study · 32 participants
Low

Superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Multistrand stainless steel arch wire

Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
Cobb 1998 measured time to alignment but reported results only as graphs, with no numerical data
1 study
GRADE not reported

NiTi arch wire of one cross-sectional size vs NiTi arch wire of a different cross-sectional size

Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
Time to alignment: not reported
0 studies
No studies found

Multistrand stainless steel wire vs Wires of other materials (conventional stainless steel, superelastic NiTi, thermoelastic NiTi)

Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
Time to alignment: not reported
0 studies
No studies found

Thermoelastic copper NiTi (CuNiTi) arch wire vs Conventional (stabilised) NiTi arch wire

Time to alignment · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)

Thermoelastic copper NiTi (CuNiTi) arch wire showed no clear difference in time to alignment (alignment rate ratio) compared with conventional NiTi arch wire (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Initial arch wires used in orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances 2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
6 months
HR 1.30 [0.68, 2.50]
1 study · 60 participants
Low