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Impacts of using orthodontic appliances on the quality of life of children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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European journal of orthodontics [Eur J Orthod] 2022 Aug 16; Vol. 44 (4), pp. 359-368. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: Although there are previous systematic reviews about the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) impact among children and adolescents after orthodontics treatment, there is no definition for the magnitude of these impacts during the therapy.<br />Objective: To systematically analyse the literature on changes in the quality of life of children and adolescents during orthodontic treatment.<br />Limitations: Almost all the studies included in this review are non-randomized clinical trials, which are susceptible to several biases that affect the certainty of evidence obtained, especially by confounding factors and the lack of a control group.<br />Conclusions and Implications: Based on very low certainty of evidence, wearing appliances does not seem to have a significant negative impact during the first year of orthodontic treatment. However, the meta-analytic results suggest that functional limitations in the first 3 months of treatment can be slightly more critical for the impact on the oral health quality of life and consequent patient adherence to treatment.<br />Funding: This study was financed by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brazil (CAPES), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - Brazil (CNPq), and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais - Brazil (FAPEMIG).<br />Registration: CRD42021234407.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Orthodontic Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1460-2210
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of orthodontics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35201317
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejo/cjac003