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Oral Health-Related Quality of Life throughout Treatment with Clear Aligners in Comparison to Conventional Metal Fixed Orthodontic Appliances: A Systematic Review
(2023)
Background:
Orthodontic clear aligners constitute an alternative and increasingly used orthodontic treatment modality, offering enhanced esthetics with potential consequences regarding patients’ oral health-related quality ...
Orthodontic Procedures, With or Without Extracting Primary Canines, for the Interceptive Management of Palatally Displaced Permanent Canines: A Systematic Review
(2020)
Purpose:
Although rapid maxillary expansion (RME), transpalatal arch (TPA) and cervical-pull headgear (HG) have been suggested for the interception of palatally displaced permanent canines (PDCs), existing knowledge ...
Performance of clear vacuum-formed thermoplastic retainers depending on retention protocol: a systematic review
(2017)
Abstract:
We aimed at comparing the performance of vacuum-formed thermoplastic retainers (VFR) worn either
full-time or part-time, in maintaining orthodontic treatment results in terms of tooth alignment, arch form and ...
Does the rate of orthodontic tooth movement change during the estrus cycle? A systematic review based on animal studies
(2021)
Background:
As the fuctuation of sex hormone levels in menstruating women results in periodical efects in bone metabolism, understanding the implications for tooth movement could be of beneft to the orthodontist. This ...
Does medication administration affect the rate of orthodontic tooth movement and root resorption development in humans? A systematic review
(2019)
Background:
Recently, the potential impact of different medications on the rate of orthodontic tooth movement and the associated root resorption has been systematically reviewed in animal studies and various effects have ...
Does long-term use of pain relievers have an impact on the rate of orthodontic tooth movement? A systematic review of animal studies.
(2019-09-26)
Background:
Pain relief drugs are used and misused widely and may theoretically affect the events leading to orthodontic tooth movement.
Objective:
To systematically investigate and appraise the quality of the ...
Could medications and biologic factors affect post orthodontic tooth movement changes? A systematic review of animal studies
(2020)
Background:
Immediately after the removal of orthodontic appliances the teeth might start to drift away from their corrected position in an attempt to reach a new equilibrium. Medications and biologic factors could ...
Do analgesics used for the pain experienced after orthodontic procedures affect tooth movement rate? A systematic review based on animal studies
(2019)
Background:
Using analgesics for a short period to relieve the pain following specific orthodontic procedures is common. Such medications may influence orthodontic tooth movement biochemical pathways; however, the ...
A single-centre investigator-blinded randomised parallel group clinical trial to investigate the effect of probiotic strains Streptococcus salivarius M18 and Lactobacillus acidophilus on gingival health of paediatric patients undergoing treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances: study protocol
(2019)
Background:
There is limited data on the beneficial effects of probiotics on the gingival health of patients undergoing treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances. This study aims to compare the effect of probiotic ...