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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Efficacy and Accuracy of Maxillary Arch Expansion with Clear Aligner Treatment.

Gabriella Galluccio, Adriana A De Stefano, Martina Horodynski, Alessandra Impellizzeri, Rosanna Guarnieri, Ersilia Barbato, Stefano Di Carlo, Francesca De Angelis

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gabriella GalluccioDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6876-8839
Adriana A De StefanoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5115-3582
Martina HorodynskiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Alessandra ImpellizzeriDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Rosanna GuarnieriDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0497-5991
Ersilia BarbatoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Stefano Di CarloDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Francesca De AngelisDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7922-8870
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this work was to evaluate the efficacy and accuracy of maxillary arch transverse expansion using the Invisalign

Indexed as

MalocclusionOrthodontic Appliances, RemovableAdolescentAdultDental CareHumansPalatal Expansion TechniqueTooth Movement TechniquesYoung Adultclear aligner appliancesdigital orthodonticsmalocclusionmaxillary expansionorthodontic appliances

Identifiers

PMID36901642
PMCPMC10002100
OpenAlexW4323314006

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