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Primary study · included by 2 reviews

Effect of low-level laser therapy on the time needed for leveling and alignment of mandibular anterior crowding.

Ghaffar 2022 · Ghaffar Yasmine Khaled Abdel, El Sharaby Fouad A, Negm Ibrahim Mazen · The Angle orthodontist · 2022

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The effect of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions on pain control after orthodontic treatment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Ghaffar 2022 · Table 1; References

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

The Effectiveness of Physical Adjunctive Interventions in the Acceleration of Orthodontic Tooth Movement: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Ghaffar 2022 · References 36-111; Supporting Information Tables S4-S6
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Leveling and alignment improvement percentage, LAIP (%)
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Standard orthodontic treatment without the adjunctive intervention · Week 12
MD 6.7 [-5.48, 18.88]2 studies · 56 participantsLow
Orthodontic leveling and alignment time, OLAT (days)
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Standard orthodontic treatment without the adjunctive intervention · Until alignment
MD -58.42 [-88.64, -28.21]2 studies · 66 participantsLow
Leveling and alignment improvement percentage, LAIP (%)
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Standard orthodontic treatment without the adjunctive intervention · Week 4
MD 2.46 [-4.4, 9.33]2 studies · 56 participantsLow
Leveling and alignment improvement percentage, LAIP (%)
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Standard orthodontic treatment without the adjunctive intervention · Week 8
MD 7.58 [-7.25, 22.41]2 studies · 56 participantsLow

2 including reviews in total.