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Primary study · included by 2 reviews

Accelerated Canine Retraction by Using Mini Implant With Low-Intensity Laser Therapy.

Kharat 2023 · Kharat Divya S, Pulluri Sunil K, Parmar Reshu, et al. · Cureus · 2023

Included by

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 Kharat 2023 · Supporting Information Table S5
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Cumulative upper canine retraction from baseline (mm)
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Standard orthodontic treatment without the adjunctive intervention · Month 3
MD 0.46 [0.06, 0.86]6 studies · 202 participantsLow
Upper canine retraction rate (mm/month)
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Standard orthodontic treatment without the adjunctive intervention
MD 0.66 [0.36, 0.96]6 studies · 227 participantsLow
Total upper canine retraction post-treatment (mm)
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) vs Standard orthodontic treatment without the adjunctive intervention · Post-treatment
MD 1.08 [0.33, 1.82]4 studies · 130 participantsVery low
Effectiveness of Physical Methods in Accelerating Upper Canine Retraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Kharat 2023 · Table 3; Table 4; Figure 4/6
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Rate of upper canine retraction (mm/month)
Low-level laser therapy vs Standard orthodontic canine retraction without acceleration · 2 to 7 months follow-up
MD 0.26 [0.13, 0.39]7 studies · 242 participantsLow
Rate of upper canine retraction (mm/month)
Low-level laser therapy vs Standard orthodontic canine retraction without acceleration · 2 to 7 months follow-up
MD 0.43 [0.12, 0.74]10 studies · 346 participantsGRADE not reported

2 including reviews in total.