The effect of intra-oral LED device and low-level laser therapy on orthodontic tooth movement in young adults: A randomized controlled trial

Farhadian, Nasrin; Miresmaeili, Amirfarhang; Borjali, Mozhde; Salehisaheb, Hana; Farhadian, Maryam; Rezaei-Soufi, Loghman; Alijani, Sara; Soheilifar, Sepideh; Farhadifard, Homa

doi:10.1016/j.ortho.2021.09.002

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“…RCTs related to different methods of accelerated tooth movement also showed similar results, in identifying that a low-level laser therapy RCT contributed no significant increase in the rate of orthodontic tooth movement. 54 The tactics involved in exaggerated claims are widespread, varied and may lead to the erroneous interpretation of study findings. This needs immediate attention by the researchers as false claims in the abstract conclusions of a systematic review article can influence the clinician's understanding of the facts.…”

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Evaluation of exaggerated claims in the abstracts of systematic reviews reporting accelerated orthodontic tooth movement: a meta research analysis

Shyagali

Rathore

Kapoor

et al. 2022

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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Background The latest trend in scientific literature review is to scrutinise the practices of false or biased reporting of findings, which is rightly termed as ‘spin’. In recent years, accelerated tooth movement has gained attention from the orthodontic community, but the findings still remain unclear and controversial. Objectives To estimate the frequency of distorted claims and over-interpretation of abstracts of systematic reviews related to accelerated orthodontic tooth movement. The objective was to differentiate the type of claim and to determine its prevalence. Methods A literature search was performed using the Cochrane library and the top five most prominent orthodontic journals for systematic reviews on accelerated orthodontics were identified by applying appropriate key words. According to pre-set selection criteria, only systematic reviews published between January 2010 and September 2021 were included. The selected articles were scrutinised for the assigned exclusion criteria. The articles were finally scanned for false claims by two independent reviewers. The identified claims fell into either the categories of misleading interpretation, misleading reporting or misleading extrapolation. The obtained data were tabulated and analysed using the one-way ANOVA statistical test to indicate the difference between the different types of reported claims. Results There were 98 systematic reviews identified in total, of which 59 articles met the selection criteria and 39 articles were excluded. Of the 59 included articles, 38 systematic reviews had exaggerated claims. Twenty-two of the reported claims came under the misleading reporting category, 10 fell under the misleading interpretation category and 6 came under the misleading extrapolation category. The difference noted between the reporting prevalence of different types of claim was statistically significant (P < 0.001). In misleading reporting, it was noted that most of the systematic reviews refrained from reporting the adverse effects of treatment. Conclusion The prevalence of exaggerated claims is high in the abstracts of systematic reviews related to accelerated orthodontic tooth movement. It is recommended that a clinician critically assess the claims presented in systematic reviews which are considered to be the hallmark articles of evidence-based practice. Orthodontists should be careful when applying the findings in clinical practice.

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Evaluation of exaggerated claims in the abstracts of systematic reviews reporting accelerated orthodontic tooth movement: a meta research analysis

Shyagali

Rathore

Kapoor

et al. 2022

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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“…The tooth movement acceleration was evaluated as the outcomes in 25 articles. [ 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 ] The pain reduction was assessed in 40 experiments. [ 18 20 , 21 23 , 24 28 , 37 38 39 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 ] Only five articles evaluated the impact of LLLT on root resorption.…”

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“…[ 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 ] The pain reduction was assessed in 40 experiments. [ 18 20 , 21 23 , 24 28 , 37 38 39 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 ] Only five articles evaluated the impact of LLLT on root resorption. [ 17 73 74 75 76 ] The included experiments consisted of 24 parallel-group randomized control trials (RCTs), and 34 split-mouth RCTs, whereas two articles did not report how their subjects were allocated into each group.…”

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“…Fifty articles assessed only an aspect of LLLT impact in orthodontic practice (tooth movement, pain perception, or root resorption), whereas 10 studies evaluated multiple outcomes. [ 17 18 , 21 23 , 24 28 , 37 38 39 52 ] According to the year of publication, 31 articles were made available in the past few years (2019–2021), whereas 29 publications were published between 2010 and 2018.…”

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“…The acceleration of tooth movement could be evaluated by measuring the moving distance during the canine retraction or the duration of complete treatment for decrowding. The tooth movement could be measured in an oral cavity,[ 19 26 ] on dental casts[ 17 18 , 20 21 22 23 25 , 27 28 , 30 31 32 33 35 , 39 ] or digital models[ 24 36 37 38 , 40 41 ] by using a digital caliper or stereomicroscope with appropriate reference points. Irregularity index representing horizontal overlapping or crowding can also be used for the evaluation.…”

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The protocol of low-level laser therapy in orthodontic practice: A scoping review of literature

Sipiyaruk¹,

Chintavalakorn²,

Saengfai³

2022

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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A BSTRACT Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been widely investigated as an adjunct technique for orthodontic treatment due to photobiomodulation effect. LLLT appears to be supportive for an orthodontic practice in terms of tooth movement acceleration, pain relief, and root resorption management. The decrease in these adverse effects will enhance the compliance in orthodontic patients, which could positively impact treatment outcomes. However, there seemed to be inconsistency in the impact of LLLT as well as its laser and treatment parameters. This scoping review aimed to evaluate the impact of different irradiation parameters on tooth movement acceleration, pain relief, and root resorption as well as to construct a protocol of LLLT in orthodontic practice. The search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Google Scholar, and the reference lists of identified articles. The last search was conducted on October 10, 2021 to identify experiments in humans regarding the application of LLLT as noninvasive treatment in orthodontic practice published between 2010 and 2021. However, they were excluded if they were not clinical research, if they did not report the source of laser, or if they were not relevant to tooth movement, pain perception, and root resorption, or if they were not available in English or in full-text. Following the systematic search and selection process, 60 articles were included in this review. A majority of included articles were published in the past few years. The findings of this review supported the application of LLLT in orthodontic practice with purposes of tooth movement acceleration and pain reduction. The positive impact of LLLT on root resorption had not been clearly evident yet. As this review demonstrated heterogeneity of both laser and treatment parameters, further research should be required to ensure the effectiveness of its specific parameters in orthodontic practice.

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Non-surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment

El‐Angbawi

McIntyre

Fleming

et al. 2023

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

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The effect of intra-oral LED device and low-level laser therapy on orthodontic tooth movement in young adults: A randomized controlled trial

Cited by 14 publications

References 30 publications

Evaluation of exaggerated claims in the abstracts of systematic reviews reporting accelerated orthodontic tooth movement: a meta research analysis

Evaluation of exaggerated claims in the abstracts of systematic reviews reporting accelerated orthodontic tooth movement: a meta research analysis

The protocol of low-level laser therapy in orthodontic practice: A scoping review of literature

Non-surgical adjunctive interventions for accelerating tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment

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