White spot lesion prevention during orthodontic treatment
This review of the efficacy of preventive interventions against the development of white spot lesions (WSLs) during fixed appliance orthodontic treatment included 23 RCTs tha majority of which were at...
View ArticleOrthodontic bonding: Direct or indirect?
This review of direct and indirect bonding techniques for orthodontic backet placement included 8 small RCTs of limited quality suggesting no significant difference in bracket placement accuracy, oral...
View ArticleMicro-osteoperforation: Does it speed up tooth movement?
This review of the effects of micro-osteoperforation on the rate of tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment included 6 RCTs. Although meta-analysis found a small statistical benefit...
View ArticleRoot resorption in patients having clear aligner orthodontic treatment
This reviews of external root resorption (ERR) in patients receiving clear aligners treatment (CAT) with those being treated with fixed appliances included 11 observational studies. While the findings...
View ArticleOral hygiene advice: Use of mobile phone applications in children and...
This review of the effectiveness of interventions delivered by mobile phones in improving adherence to oral hygiene advice for children and adolescents included just 2 small RCTs involving a total of...
View ArticleMalocclusion in Down syndrome children and adolescents
This review of the occurence of maloclusion in children/adolescents with Down syndrome included 11 studies and suggests a higher prevalence of malocclusion. The post Malocclusion in Down syndrome...
View ArticleOrthodontic retainers: Bond lower retainers to all anterior teeth or only...
This review evaluating the difference in stability between lower fixed retainers bonded on all six anterior teeth and those bonded only to the canines included 5 studies. Only 2 of the studies were...
View ArticleWhite spot lesions: Topical fluoride for prevention during fixed orthodontic...
This Cochrane review update evaluates whether topical fluoride reduces the proportion of orthodontic patients with new demineralised lesions (white spot lesions). In included 10 studies finding some...
View ArticleClear aligner orthodontic treatment
This review assessing the predictability of clear aligners and treatment outcomes of clear aligner therapy compared with fixed appliance therapy included 7 small studies of limited quality. The post...
View ArticleOrthodontics: How much force is needed to move teeth with fixed appliances?
This review looking at the optimal force magnitude for achieving orthodontic tooth movement included 12 studies suggesting there is weak to moderate evidence showing that forces ranging between 50 cN...
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