Primary study · included by 1 review

Evaluating the efficacy of platelet-rich fibrin in accelerating canine retraction following upper first premolar extraction: a split-mouth randomized controlled trial.

Alomar 2025 · Alomar Abdulqader, Sleman Nadim, Hassan Hazem · Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025

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Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Rate of canine retraction
L-PRF vs Conventional orthodontic treatment without APC, with or without placebo or sham · 2–3 months
MD 0.07 [0.03, 0.11]4 studies · 63 participantsLow
Rate of canine retraction
L-PRF vs Conventional orthodontic treatment without APC, with or without placebo or sham · 1–2 weeks
MD 0.12 [0.09, 0.14]3 studies · 45 participantsLow
Rate of canine retraction
L-PRF vs Conventional orthodontic treatment without APC, with or without placebo or sham · 0–1 month
MD 0.54 [0.32, 0.76]5 studies · 77 participantsVery low
Rate of canine retraction
L-PRF vs Conventional orthodontic treatment without APC, with or without placebo or sham · 3–4 months
MD -0.02 [-0.17, 0.13]2 studies · 27 participantsVery low
Rate of canine retraction
L-PRF vs Conventional orthodontic treatment without APC, with or without placebo or sham · 1–2 months
MD 0.33 [0.05, 0.62]7 studies · 108 participantsVery low
Rate of canine retraction
L-PRF vs Conventional orthodontic treatment without APC, with or without placebo or sham · 0–1 week
MD 0.04 [0.01, 0.07]3 studies · 45 participantsLow

1 including review in total.