Amount of crowding · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
It is very uncertain whether nitinol archwire changes amount of crowding (change) up to 37 weeks compared with titinol archwire (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Patient satisfaction: discomfort/pain (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether CAD/CAM nitinol fixed (bonded) retainer changes survival of retainers (failure, lower arch) compared with conventional/analogue multistrand fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
CAD/CAM nitinol fixed (bonded) retainer showed no clear difference in adverse effects on oral health: Gingival Index (lower arch) compared with conventional/analogue multistrand fixed (bonded) retainer (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects on oral health: bleeding on probing (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) · People who had received fixed appliance orthodontic treatment
It is very uncertain whether CAD/CAM nitinol fixed (bonded) retainer changes stability: Little's Irregularity Index (lower arch) compared with conventional/analogue multistrand fixed (bonded) retainer (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Lightness/brightness change of white spot lesion (luminosity L*, T0 to T1) · Patients with post-orthodontic white spot lesions and permanent dentition
ICON resin infiltration showed no statistically significant change in lightness/brightness of post-orthodontic white spot lesions at 6 months (pooled Cohen's d/SMD -0.001, 95% CI -0.23 to 0.23; 3 studies, 330 teeth; I2=97%); not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review
Amount of crowding (lower incisor crowding) at 10 weeks · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
It is very uncertain whether cervical pull headgear changes amount of crowding (lower incisor crowding) at 2 years compared with minor interceptive procedures (control) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Size of the jaws (maxillary and mandibular arch length) · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
Cervical pull headgear led to higher size of the jaws (maxillary and mandibular arch length) compared with minor interceptive procedures (control); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Position of the incisors (upper incisor inclination) · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
Cervical pull headgear led to higher upper incisors to maxilla at 2 years compared with minor interceptive procedures (control); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Lower incisors to mandible (relationship of lower front teeth to the mandible) · Children or adolescents (aged 16 years old or under) receiving orthodontic treatment to prevent or correct crowded teeth
Cervical pull headgear showed no clear difference in lower incisors to mandible at 2 years compared with minor interceptive procedures (control); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review