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Effectiveness of en masse versus two-step retraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Overview of attention for article published in Progress in Orthodontics, January 2018
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Title
Effectiveness of en masse versus two-step retraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Progress in Orthodontics, January 2018
DOI 10.1186/s40510-017-0196-7
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Mumen Z. Rizk, Hisham Mohammed, Omar Ismael, David R. Bearn

Abstract

This review aims to compare the effectiveness of en masse and two-step retraction methods during orthodontic space closure regarding anchorage preservation and anterior segment retraction and to assess their effect on the duration of treatment and root resorption. An electronic search for potentially eligible randomized controlled trials and prospective controlled trials was performed in five electronic databases up to July 2017. The process of study selection, data extraction, and quality assessment was performed by two reviewers independently. A narrative review is presented in addition to a quantitative synthesis of the pooled results where possible. The Cochrane risk of bias tool and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale were used for the methodological quality assessment of the included studies. Eight studies were included in the qualitative synthesis in this review. Four studies were included in the quantitative synthesis. En masse/miniscrew combination showed a statistically significant standard mean difference regarding anchorage preservation - 2.55 mm (95% CI - 2.99 to - 2.11) and the amount of upper incisor retraction - 0.38 mm (95% CI - 0.70 to - 0.06) when compared to a two-step/conventional anchorage combination. Qualitative synthesis suggested that en masse retraction requires less time than two-step retraction with no difference in the amount of root resorption. Both en masse and two-step retraction methods are effective during the space closure phase. The en masse/miniscrew combination is superior to the two-step/conventional anchorage combination with regard to anchorage preservation and amount of retraction. Limited evidence suggests that anchorage reinforcement with a headgear produces similar results with both retraction methods. Limited evidence also suggests that en masse retraction may require less time and that no significant differences exist in the amount of root resorption between the two methods.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 129 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Postgraduate 27 21%
Student > Master 23 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 6%
Researcher 5 4%
Other 16 12%
Unknown 42 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 73 57%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 3%
Business, Management and Accounting 2 2%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 <1%
Arts and Humanities 1 <1%
Other 2 2%
Unknown 46 36%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 September 2018.
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#4,263,639
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#26
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Outputs of similar age from Progress in Orthodontics
#3
of 13 outputs
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