Primary study · included by 2 reviews

The effect of micro-osteoperforation on the rate of tooth movement during the alignment stage in patients with mandibular crowding: a randomised controlled trial.

Sahin et al · Faik Sahin Mucahid, Baysal Asli · European journal of orthodontics · 2023

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Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Sahin 2023 · Reference list (refs 15 to 17, 23 to 58); Appendix Figure 2 forest plot

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

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Sahin 2023 · Fig 4 and Fig 5 forest plots; Table 1; ref 24

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Total orthodontic tooth movement distance (mm) Micro-osteoperforation (MOPs) adjunctive to fixed orthodontic treatment vs Conventional orthodontic treatment without MOPs · Follow-up 1 to 7.6 months across included trials	MD 0.67 [0.45, 0.88]	14 studies · 484 participants	Moderate
Root resorption (change in root length, mm) Micro-osteoperforation (MOPs) adjunctive to fixed orthodontic treatment vs Conventional orthodontic treatment without MOPs · Follow-up 1 to 7.6 months across included trials	MD 0.19 [-0.14, 0.51]	4 studies · 172 participants	Low

2 including reviews in total.