Clinical effectiveness of Invisalign® orthodontic treatment: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aim was to systematically search the literature and assess the available evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness of the Invisalign® system.

Methods

Electronic database searches of published and unpublished literature were performed. The reference lists of all eligible articles were examined for additional studies. Reporting of this review was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Results

Three RCTs, 8 prospective, and 11 retrospective studies were included. In general, the level of evidence was moderate and the risk of bias ranged from low to high, given the low risk of bias in included RCTs and the moderate (n = 13) or high (n = 6) risk of the other studies. The lack of standardized proto

SUBMITTER: Papadimitriou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6160377 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature