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Primary study · included by 2 reviews

Effect of Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) on Tooth Movement and Root Resorption: A Prospective Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.

El-Bialy 2020 · El-Bialy Tarek, Farouk Khaled, Carlyle Terry D, et al. · Journal of clinical medicine · 2020

Included by

Efficacy of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound in orthodontic tooth movement and pain perception in human studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as El-Bialy 2020 · Table 1; Table 2; reference list

The review does not say which of its outcomes this study informs.

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 El-Bialy 2020 · Table 2; reference list; Fig. 4-6
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR)
Vibration (mechanical vibration or low-intensity pulsed ultrasound) vs Control or sham (conventional orthodontic treatment) · After orthodontic force application (time point varies by study)
SMD -0.29 [-0.82, 0.23]2 studies · 75 participantsGRADE not reported
Orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR)
Vibration (mechanical vibration or low-intensity pulsed ultrasound) vs Control or sham (conventional orthodontic treatment) · After orthodontic force application (time point varies by study)
SMD -1.67 [-3.54, 0.20]4 studies · 135 participantsVery low
Orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorption (OIIRR)
Vibration (mechanical vibration or low-intensity pulsed ultrasound) vs Control or sham (conventional orthodontic treatment) · After orthodontic force application (time point varies by study)
SMD -3.30 [-9.93, 3.33]2 studies · 60 participantsGRADE not reported

2 including reviews in total.