ReviewCureus2023
Proficiency of Clear Aligner Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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.
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
11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparative Evaluation of Modified Vacuum-Formed Aligners Versus Conventional Micro-Implant Anchorage in Molar Intrusion for Pre-Restorative Orthodontics.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2026Article
- [Research advances in clear aligner].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2026Review
- Efficacy and Efficiency of In-House Clear Aligners in Limited Orthodontic Treatment.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2026Article
- Perception and satisfaction in patients using clear aligners versus fixed orthodontic appliances.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Impact of Clear Dental Aligners on Dental and Periodontal Conditions, Oral Microbial Patterns, and the Immune System.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of Clear Aligner Therapy in Orthodontic Management for Children with Mixed Dentition: A Scoping Review.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Review
- Aligners as a Therapeutic Approach in Impacted Canine Treatment: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Expert consensus on the clinical strategies for orthodontic treatment with clear aligners.International journal of oral science · 2025Review
- Clear Aligners in the Growing Patient: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Review
- A pH-sensitive, renewable invisible orthodontic aligners coating manipulates antibacterial andFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and efficiency of orthodontic treatment using clear aligner therapy (CAT). This efficiency was measured using the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index, the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) index, or the similarity between the final ClinCheck and the final scanned models. A search was done electronically between 1998 and 2021 using the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases. Three reviewers individually rated the articles. The ROBINS tool and the Cochrane risk of bias tool were used to evaluate the quality of observational research and randomized controlled trials, respectively. The degree of certainty for each selected outcome was evaluated using the grading of recommendations assessment, development, and evaluation (GRADE) approach.
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