Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29948453›Full record

SynthesisLasers in medical science2018

Effects of laser therapy on patients who underwent rapid maxillary expansion; a systematic review.

Amin Davoudi, Maryam Amrolahi, Hossein Khaki

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Lasers in medical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Amin DavoudiDepartment of Prosthodontics, Dental School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Maryam AmrolahiDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Gilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. maryam2amr@yahoo.com.
Hossein KhakiDepartment of Orthodontics, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Guilan University of Medical Sciences · IRIsfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid maxillary expansion (RME) is one of the common treatments of transverse maxillary deficiency, and low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is one of the recommended solutions to enhance biological wound or bone healing. This review article aims to answer the following question: "What are the effects of LLLT, on patients who underwent surgical or non-surgical RME, in improving clinical success, wound healing, and bone regeneration?" A search in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and ProQuest databases was performed, with a focus on the appropriate key words. Related articles, up to May 2017, were screened, and the full text of the randomized controlled trials (RCT) were comprehensively read and subjected to quality assessments. A total of 1804 articles were included after the initial search. Four RCTs were eligible in randomization and methodology. The applied wavelength varied from 660 to 830 nm with an output range of 40-100 mW. Also, the highest exposed energy was 420 J/cm

Indexed as

Low-Level Light TherapyPalatal Expansion TechniqueAdolescentAdultChildHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicYoung AdultBone regenerationLow-level light therapyMaxillaPalatal expansion technique

Identifiers

PMID29948453
OpenAlexW2808092497

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