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Primary study · included by 2 reviews

The effect of micro-osteoperforations on the rate of maxillary incisors' retraction in orthodontic space closure: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Mordente et al · Mordente Carolina Morsani, Oliveira Dauro Douglas, Palomo Juan Martin, et al. · Progress in orthodontics · 2024

Included by

Effect of Micro-Osteoperforations on Orthodontic Tooth Movement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Mordente 2024 · 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.

Micro-osteoperforation for accelerating orthodontic tooth movement: a meta-analysis of short-term efficacy, safety, and optimal application parameters.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Mordente 2024 · Fig 4 and Fig 5 forest plots; Table 1; ref 20
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
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 participantsModerate

2 including reviews in total.