What effect does functional appliance treatment have on the temporomandibular joint? A systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the current systematic review was to compare the radiologic effects of functional appliance Class II treatment compared to no treatment on the temporomandibular joint and its components.

Methods

Nine databases were searched up to June 2019 for randomized or prospective non-randomized clinical trials comparing Class II patients treated with functional appliances to untreated patients. After duplicate study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment with the Cochrane tool and the ROBINS-I tool, random effects meta-analyses of mean differences (MDs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were performed, followed by the assessment of the quality of evidence with GRADE.

Results

A total of 11 papers on 8 unique trials with 377 patients (

SUBMITTER: Kyburz KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6689567 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature