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2,191 questions · 2,354 findings · 362 reviews

No studies found 323 · 13.7%GRADE not reported 382 · 16.2%Very low 555 · 23.6%Low 597 · 25.4%Moderate 345 · 14.7%High 152 · 6.5%

Superelastic NiTi arch wire vs Titanium-niobium-tantalum-zirconium (TiNbTaZr) arch wire

Alignment rate · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)
1 finding from 1 review

Coated superelastic NiTi wire (BioCosmetic, Titanol, TP Aesthetic or Tooth Tone) vs A different coated superelastic NiTi wire

Alignment rate · People receiving orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (upper and/or lower full arch)
1 finding from 1 review

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

Alignment rate · 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
    6 weeks to 6 months
    Multistrand StSt versus other materials (conventional StSt, superelastic NiTi, thermoelastic NiTi); alignment rate not pooled due to clinical heterogeneity (Cobb 1998; Evans 1998; Quintao 2005; West 1995); results…
    4 studies · 281 participants
    Very low

Dental caries vs Absence/lower severity of dental caries

Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)

Dental caries is associated with worse OHRQoL in adolescents, with greater severity linked to greater impact (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomes
    Community/school/clinic settings; adolescents 10-19 years; included reviews conducted in multiple countries
    The impact of dental caries on OHRQoL was addressed in five systematic reviews [9, 26, 34, 36, 37]. Three articles report that the greater the severity of the carious lesion, the worse the impact on OHRQoL in…
    5 studies
    GRADE not reported

Higher family income / socioeconomic status vs Lower income / worse socioeconomic status

Oral health-related quality of life · Adolescents (10-19 years)

Higher family income / better socioeconomic status is associated with better OHRQoL in adolescents (narrative synthesis; no pooled estimate or GRADE rating).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Oral-health-related quality of life in adolescents: umbrella review. 2023 All outcomes
    Community/school/clinic settings; adolescents 10-19 years; included reviews conducted in multiple countries
    Adolescents from families with higher incomes and higher levels of maternal education have better OHRQoL scores [34]. Worse oral health status, older age, female sex and worse socioeconomic status were significantly…
    Studies not reported
    GRADE not reported