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Physical properties of root cementum: Part 27. Effect of low-level laser therapy on the repair of orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption: A double-blind, split-mouth, randomized controlled clinical trial.

Ang Khaw 2018 · Ang Khaw Chun M, Dalci Oyku, Foley Matthew, et al. · American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics · 2018

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The effect of non-invasive physical interventions for accelerating tooth movement on orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Ang Khaw 2018 · Table 2; reference list; Fig. 4-6

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR) Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Control or placebo (conventional orthodontic treatment) · After orthodontic force application (time point varies by study)	SMD -0.49 [-1.17, 0.18]	4 studies · 144 participants	GRADE not reported
Orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR) Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Control or placebo (conventional orthodontic treatment) · After orthodontic force application (time point varies by study)	SMD -0.31 [-0.77, 0.14]	7 studies · 240 participants	Very low
Orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR) Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Control or placebo (conventional orthodontic treatment) · After orthodontic force application (time point varies by study)	SMD -0.01 [-0.42, 0.41]	3 studies · 96 participants	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.