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To evaluate the movement predictability and clinical outcomes of clear aligner therapy compared with conventional fixed appliances.

October 25, 2019Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Effectiveness of clear aligner therapy for orthodontic treatment: A systematic review

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LRLindsay RobertsonUniversity of York HKHarsimrat KaurUniversity of Waterloo NFNathália Carolina Fernandes FagundesUniversity of Alberta

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Systematic review reveals limited predictability of clear aligners for complex tooth movements in orthodontic patients, suggesting additional refinement trays are often needed.

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To evaluate the movement predictability and clinical outcomes of clear aligner therapy compared with conventional fixed appliances.
Searched MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and LILACS databases from January 2014 to April 2019 without language restrictions.
Conducted independent screening by three reviewers, assessing risk of bias with ROBINS for observational studies and the Cochrane tool for randomized trials, alongside GRADE certainty assessment.
Included seven eligible studies (one randomized controlled trial and six retrospective cohorts), with six exhibiting moderate risk of bias and one showing high risk of bias.
Low-to-moderate certainty evidence indicates clear aligners achieve clinically acceptable outcomes for buccolingual inclination of upper and lower incisors in mild-to-moderate malocclusion.
Most tooth movements lack sufficient predictability to be fully resolved with a single series of clear aligner trays.

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Robertson et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dff1a2b28b234044e9bec5 https://doi.org/10.1111/ocr.12353

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Systematic review reveals limited predictability of clear aligners for complex tooth movements in orthodontic patients, suggesting additional refinement trays are often needed.

Effectiveness of clear aligner therapy for orthodontic treatment: A systematic review

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Effectiveness of clear aligner therapy for orthodontic treatment: A systematic review

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