Cochrane · intervention · CD008734

Interventions for managing relapse of the lower front teeth after orthodontic treatment

Yu, Y, Sun, J, Lai, W, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library

Oral Health Orthodontics2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

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Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Review question

Element	Planned (methods)	Found (results)
Population	RCTs of participants who previously underwent orthodontic treatment, with subsequent crowding of the lower front teeth (lower incisors and lower canines); participants with craniofacial deformities/syndromes or serious skeletal deformities who received prior surgical/orthodontic treatment excluded	Insufficient data
Intervention	Fixed options (labial braces, lingual braces, fixed lingual wire); removable options - Hawley's retainer with active components (Hawley's retainer with spring elastomeric module, Bloore removable aligner, other modifications on the Hawley's retainer); invisible removable aligners (Invisalign, Clearstep); no active treatment	Insufficient data
Comparison	All interventions compared against each other in any combination	Insufficient data
Outcomes	Assessment of the alignment of the lower front teeth using any method or index; Aesthetic assessment by participants and practitioners; Treatment time; Patient discomfort; Quality of life; Cost-benefit consideration; Stability of the correction; Adverse effects including pain, gingivitis, enamel decalcification and root resorption	Insufficient data
Study designs	Randomised controlled trials (RCTs)	Insufficient data
Timing	Not specified	Insufficient data

Search date: 2012-11. Databases: The Cochrane Oral Health Group's Trials Register (to 9 November 2012); The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library 2012, Issue 10); MEDLINE via OVID (1950 to 9 November 2012); EMBASE via OVID (1980 to 9 November 2012)

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Any intervention to manage relapse: fixed options (labial braces, lingual braces, fixed lingual wire) or removable options (Hawley's retainer with spring elastomeric module, Bloore removable aligner, other Hawley's retainer modifications, Invisalign, Clearstep) vs Another such intervention or no active treatment; all interventions compared against each other in any combination

Population: Participants who previously underwent orthodontic treatment, with subsequent crowding (relapse) of the lower front teeth (lower incisors and lower canines)

8 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Treatment time same question in other reviews	No RCTs met the inclusion criteria for this review. After deduplication, the electronic searching identified 527 publications; after reviewing the titles and abstracts, none focused on interventions to correct the…	0 studies	No studies
Patient discomfort same question in other reviews	No RCTs met the inclusion criteria for this review. After deduplication, the electronic searching identified 527 publications; after reviewing the titles and abstracts, none focused on interventions to correct the…	0 studies	No studies
Stability of the correction same question in other reviews	No RCTs met the inclusion criteria for this review. After deduplication, the electronic searching identified 527 publications; after reviewing the titles and abstracts, none focused on interventions to correct the…	0 studies	No studies
Quality of life same question in other reviews	No RCTs met the inclusion criteria for this review. After deduplication, the electronic searching identified 527 publications; after reviewing the titles and abstracts, none focused on interventions to correct the…	0 studies	No studies
Adverse effects including pain, gingivitis, enamel decalcification and root resorption same question in other reviews	No RCTs met the inclusion criteria for this review. After deduplication, the electronic searching identified 527 publications; after reviewing the titles and abstracts, none focused on interventions to correct the…	0 studies	No studies
Cost-benefit consideration same question in other reviews	No RCTs met the inclusion criteria for this review. After deduplication, the electronic searching identified 527 publications; after reviewing the titles and abstracts, none focused on interventions to correct the…	0 studies	No studies
Aesthetic assessment by participants and practitioners same question in other reviews	No RCTs met the inclusion criteria for this review. After deduplication, the electronic searching identified 527 publications; after reviewing the titles and abstracts, none focused on interventions to correct the…	0 studies	No studies
Assessment of the alignment of the lower front teeth using any method or index same question in other reviews	No RCTs met the inclusion criteria for this review. After deduplication, the electronic searching identified 527 publications; after reviewing the titles and abstracts, none focused on interventions to correct the…	0 studies	No studies