ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019
Effectiveness and importance of powered tooth brushes in tooth movement.
Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effective mechanical vibration frequency in canine tooth movement acceleration: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial studies.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of applying intermittent force with and without vibration on orthodontic tooth movement.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2024Trial
- Influence of Mastication on Orthodontic Wire Sliding in Nickel-Titanium Brackets with Superelastic Wings.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- The Effectiveness of Physical Adjunctive Interventions in the Acceleration of Orthodontic Tooth Movement: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of dentistry · 2026Review
- Temporary Anchorage Devices in Clear Aligner Therapy: A Systematic Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Surgical and Non-Surgical Techniques for Accelerating Orthodontic Tooth Movement in Fixed Appliances and Aligners: A Systematic Review.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2025Article
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- Performance comparison of vibration devices on orthodontic tooth movement - A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchReview
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Abstract
introductionEffectiveness of vibratory stimulus from a commonly available battery-powered tooth brush in accelerating orthodontic tooth movement was tested by a randomized controlled split-mouth study. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwenty-three subjects with bimaxillary protrusion, requiring extraction of all first premolars and requiring maximum anchorage, were chosen. After initial leveling and aligning, miniscrews were placed between the first molar and the second premolar in the maxillary right and left quadrants and loaded with 150-g nickel-titanium closed-coil springs for individual canine retraction. Additional 5 min of vibratory stimulus thrice daily was applied on the experimental side. The mean treatment duration was 3 months.
resultsThere was no significant difference of means of the canine distal movement between the experimental and the control sides (
conclusionApplication of vibratory stimulus with powered tooth brush during canine retraction was not seen to have an acceleratory effect on orthodontic tooth movement.
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