Primary study · included by 1 review

Liao 2022

ProbableThe reviews cited this study without a PMID, DOI or NCT, so it is matched by first author and year. Two different studies by the same author in the same year could be merged here.

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Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
PP-SN angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.4 [-0.84, 1.64]2 studies · 34 participantsGRADE not reported
A-Na Perp distance (mm)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.69 [-0.42, 1.8]2 studiesGRADE not reported
A-Na Perp distance (mm)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.6 [-0.48, 1.69]2 studiesGRADE not reported
SNA angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.8 [0.08, 1.53]5 studiesGRADE not reported
Pg-Na Perp distance (mm)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD -0.47 [-4.65, 3.71]2 studies · 40 participantsGRADE not reported
SNB (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion without surgery, elastics or protraction vs Baseline pretreatment measurement (self-controlled before-and-after) · After expansion versus before treatment
MD -0.32 [-1.36, 0.72]4 studiesGRADE not reported
SNB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD -0.59 [-1.97, 0.79]4 studiesGRADE not reported
SNA angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.83 [0.07, 1.6]5 studiesGRADE not reported
ANB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 1.16 [0.44, 1.88]4 studiesGRADE not reported
SNB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD -0.35 [-1.33, 0.63]5 studies · 123 participantsGRADE not reported
ANB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 1.18 [0.49, 1.87]5 studies · 123 participantsGRADE not reported
ANB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
SMD 0.42 [0.17, 0.67]5 studies · 123 participantsGRADE not reported
SN-MP angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 1.26 [-0.34, 2.86]2 studies · 72 participantsGRADE not reported
ANB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 1.2 [0.48, 1.92]4 studiesGRADE not reported
SNB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD -0.33 [-1.37, 0.72]4 studiesGRADE not reported
SNA angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.74 [0.01, 1.47]5 studiesGRADE not reported
SNA angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.83 [-0.02, 1.68]5 studiesGRADE not reported
SNA angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.61 [-0.21, 1.44]5 studiesGRADE not reported
ANB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 1.25 [0.44, 2.06]4 studiesGRADE not reported
ANB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion without surgery, elastics or protraction vs Baseline pretreatment measurement (self-controlled before-and-after) · After expansion versus before treatment
MD 1.16 [0.45, 1.87]4 studiesGRADE not reported
A-Na Perp distance (mm)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.73 [-0.25, 1.72]3 studies · 93 participantsGRADE not reported
ANB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 1.11 [0.32, 1.9]4 studiesGRADE not reported
A-Na Perp distance (mm)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 1.1 [-0.47, 2.67]2 studiesGRADE not reported
SNB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD -0.29 [-1.35, 0.76]4 studiesGRADE not reported
SNB angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD -0.31 [-1.36, 0.75]4 studiesGRADE not reported
SNA angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.79 [0.08, 1.5]6 studies · 151 participantsGRADE not reported
SNA angle (degrees)
Miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) or maxillary skeletal expansion (MSE), nonsurgical vs Pretreatment baseline (self-controlled before-after comparison) · After expansion (end of active expansion or up to 3 months post-expansion) versus pretreatment
MD 0.92 [0.12, 1.72]5 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.