ArticleZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences2021
Efficacy of mandibular molar distalization by clear aligner treatment.
Article in Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Predictability of mesiodistal movement of upper and lower molars with clear aligners: a systematic review.The Angle orthodontist · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical Outcomes of Sequential Distalization with Clear Aligners: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Accuracy of Mandibular Dentition Distalisation With Invisalign in Class III Malocclusion: A Pilot Study Using CBCT Superimposition.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2026Article
- Camouflage Modalities of Treatment for Skeletal Class III Malocclusion in Adults-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Evaluation of clear aligner treatment for early permanent dentition Angle Class II Division 1 malocclusion in adolescents.Translational pediatrics · 2025Article
- Alveolar bone changes and root resorption in adult patients undergoing mandibular molar distalization with clear aligners: a retrospective CBCT study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Influence of periodontal ligament heights on sequential and simultaneous maxillary molar distalization using clear aligners.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Distalization of the mandibular first molar with clear aligners: a 3D finite element study.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Application of CAD-CAM 3D Technology in Designing a Molar Distalization Device with Skeletal Anchorage: A Case Report.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Molar Distalization by Clear Aligners with Sequential Distalization Protocol: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2024Review
- Vertical Control in Molar Distalization by Clear Aligners: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Effects of different patterns of movement for correcting a deep curve of Spee with clear aligners on the anterior teeth: a finite element analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Molar distalization in orthodontics: a bibliometric analysis.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Review
- Lower molar distalization using clear aligners: Is it effective? A systematic review.Journal of orthodontic science · 2024Review
- The displacement of teeth and stress distribution on periodontal ligament under different upper incisors proclination with clear aligner in cases of extraction: a finite element study.Progress in orthodontics · 2023Article
- Review
- Three-dimensional finite element study of mandibular first molar distalization with clear aligner.Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
objectivesAt present, the research on clear aligner of molar distalization mainly focuses on the upper jaw, while the research on mandibular molars is few.This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic effect of mandibular molars distalization with clear aligner via cone beam CT (CBCT) and Dolphin software.
methodsTwenty cases of mandibular molars with clear aligner were included according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. CBCT was taken before treatment (T0) and when the first molar was moved in place (T1). Dolphin software was used to measure the effectiveness of molar distalization. Three-dimensional changes in direction and the impact on the incisors and facial soft and hard tissues were evaluated.
resultsThe effective rates of crown and root distalization of the second and first mandibular molars were 74%, 49%, and 71%, 47%, respectively. The second and first molars were both the distal buccal cusp with the largest distalization [(2.15 ± 0.91) mm and (1.85±1.09) mm], respectively, with significant difference between the T0 and T1 (
conclusionsClear aligner can effectively move mandibular molars farther, the crown is more effective than the root, and it is tilted. The second mandibular molar is more effective than the first mandibular molar in its distant displacement and three-dimensional changes. Molar distalization causes minor changes in mandibular incisors and facial soft and hard tissues.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.