evidence/gaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

A comparison of the periodontal health of patients during treatment with the Invisalign system and with fixed orthodontic appliances.

Miethke 2005 · Miethke Rainer-Reginald, Vogt Silke · Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2005

PubMed 15959635doi:10.1007/s00056-005-0436-1Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article

Trial PICO

Not extracted yet. Trial-level population, intervention, comparator, outcomes and design will appear here after the trial extraction run. Until then, the reviews below describe the study.

Results

Not extracted yet. Per-trial results (events, means, effect and weight as each review's forest plot reports them) will appear here after the trial extraction run.

Included by

White spot lesions, plaque accumulation and salivary caries-associated bacteria in clear aligners compared to fixed orthodontic treatment. A systematic review and meta- analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2023 · cited as Miethke 2005 · Table 4; Ref [32] (J Orofac Orthop 2005, concomitant trial); plaque meta-analysis (P1-O1, Figs 4/6b)
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Plaque accumulation (Plaque Index)
Clear aligners (CA) vs Conventional fixed orthodontic appliances (CF) · Range 1 to 18 months (maximum time-point per study)
SMD -1.79 [-3.63, 0.04]3 studies · 111 participantsModerate
Plaque accumulation (Plaque Index)
Clear aligners (CA) vs Conventional fixed orthodontic appliances (CF) · 6 months
SMD -2.04 [-3.37, -0.70]5 studies · 253 participantsUngraded
Plaque accumulation (Plaque Index)
Clear aligners (CA) vs Conventional fixed orthodontic appliances (CF) · Range 1 to 12 months (maximum time-point per study)
SMD -1.46 [-2.77, -0.15]5 studies · 246 participantsModerate
Plaque accumulation (Plaque Index)
Clear aligners (CA) vs Conventional fixed orthodontic appliances (CF) · 3 months
SMD -1.08 [-1.93, -0.24]5 studies · 211 participantsUngraded
Plaque accumulation (Plaque Index)
Clear aligners (CA) vs Conventional fixed orthodontic appliances (CF) · Maximum reported time-point per study (range 1-18 months)
SMD -1.58 [-2.57, -0.58]8 studies · 357 participantsUngraded
Plaque accumulation (Plaque Index)
Clear aligners (CA) vs Conventional fixed orthodontic appliances (CF) · 12 months
SMD -2.14 [-3.64, -0.64]3 studies · 113 participantsUngraded

1 including review in total.