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SynthesisBMC oral health2024

Impact of clear aligner therapy on masticatory musculature and stomatognathic system: a systematic review conducted according to PRISMA guidelines and the Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions.

Sultan Abdulrahman Almalki, AlBandary Hassan Al Jameel, Inderjit Murugendrappa Gowdar, Akshayraj Langaliya, Sunil Kumar Vaddamanu, Marco Di Blasio, Gabriele Cervino, Giuseppe Minervini

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Synthesis in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Sultan Abdulrahman AlmalkiDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin AbdulAziz University, Al-kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia.
AlBandary Hassan Al JameelDepartment of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh, 11545, Saudi Arabia.
Inderjit Murugendrappa GowdarDepartment of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin AbdulAziz University, Al-kharj, KSA, 11942, Saudi Arabia.
Akshayraj LangaliyaDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, AMC Dental College and Hospital, Ahmedabad, India.
Sunil Kumar VaddamanuDepartment of Dental Technology College of Applied Medical Siecence, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. snu@kku.edu.sa.
Marco Di BlasioDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University Center of Dentistry, University of Parma, Parma, 43126, Italy. marco.diblasio@studenti.unipr.it.
Gabriele CervinoSchool of Dentistry, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, via Consolare Valeria, 1, Messina, 98125, Italy.
Giuseppe MinerviniSaveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SAGovt. Dental College & Hospital · INKing Khalid University · SAKing Saud University · SAUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Messina · ITUniversity of Parma · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClear aligner therapy has gained popularity as a minimally invasive orthodontic treatment option. However, its impact on the masticatory musculature and the stomatognathic system is an area of growing interest, as it involves the adjustment of occlusion and tooth movement. This systematic review aims to comprehensively assess and synthesise existing evidence regarding the influence of clear aligner therapy on the masticatory musculature and the stomatognathic system.

methodsAn exhaustive search was performed on electronic databases that adhered to PRISMA guidelines. Clinical studies that evaluated the impact of patients receiving aligner orthodontic treatment on the muscles of the mastication and stomatognathic systems were included. A standardised data extraction form was devised for relevant variables. Two reviewers extracted the data variables. ROB-2 was used for bias evaluation in the selected studies.

resultsA total of six studies met the inclusion criteria. The wearing of clear aligners significantly impacted the muscles of mastication. Muscle activity and discomfort showed a significant alteration in the initial days of appliance placement. but this observation was temporary, with no significant changes thereafter in subsequent follow-up. Bite force reduction was also noted. All the studies evaluated showed good methodological quality.

conclusionThe review found that aligned orthodontic treatment may have a variable impact on muscles of mastication, with a potential for initial exacerbation of symptoms followed by possible improvement. However, due to the limited number of studies and their heterogeneous nature, further robust research is recommended to fully understand the relationship between aligned orthodontic treatment and masticatory muscles.

Indexed as

Masticatory MusclesStomatognathic SystemHumansTooth Movement TechniquesAlignersBite forceMasticatory musculatureOral healthOrthodonticsOrthodontic treatmentTemporomandibular disorders

Identifiers

PMID38504207
PMCPMC10949793
OpenAlexW4392963302

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