Are asthma and allergy associated with increased root resorption following orthodontic treatment? A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to systematically investigate the available evidence from human studies regarding the association of asthma and/or allergy with EARR.

Materials and methods

Unrestricted searches in 6 databases and manual searching were performed up to May 2022. We looked for data on EARR after orthodontic treatment in patients with/without asthma or allergy. Relevant data were extracted, and the risk of bias was assessed. An exploratory synthesis was carried out using the random effects model, and the overall quality of the evidence was assessed with the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation.

Results

From the initially retrieved records, nine studies met the inclusion criteria (three cohort and six case-control). Overall,

SUBMITTER: Al-Saqi RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10159203 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature