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ReviewCureus2023

The Potency of Invisalign® in Class II Malocclusion in Adults: A Narrative Review.

Feras Y Dahhas, Eman M Al-Saif, Albatool M Alqahtani, Nizar F Al Farraj, Maryam A Alshaikh, Bshaer S Almadhi, Nada Albuolayan, Haneen H Alhayaza, Nada A Asiri, Khulud H Alshaya

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Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from 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.

2 · The registry

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 5 countries.

Feras Y DahhasDentistry, Al-Noor Specialized Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.
Eman M Al-SaifOrthodontics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Qatif, SAU.
Albatool M AlqahtaniDentistry, Ministry of Health, Khamis Mushait, SAU.
Nizar F Al FarrajDentistry, King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, SAU.
Maryam A AlshaikhDentistry, Taibah University, Jeddah, SAU.
Bshaer S AlmadhiGeneral Dentistry, Badr Al Faraj Dental Clinic, Jeddah, SAU.
Nada AlbuolayanDentistry, Presidency of State Security, Riyadh, SAU.
Haneen H AlhayazaGeneral Dentistry, Ministry of Health, Abha, SAU.
Nada A AsiriGeneral Dentistry, Magrabi Dental Center, Jeddah, SAU.
Khulud H AlshayaGeneral Dentistry, Aseer Central Hospital, Abha, SAU.
Rhön-Klinikum · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, a greater number of adult patients are seeking orthodontic treatment, not only for esthetics but for better functioning and hygiene purposes. However, they are more focused on comfortable and invisible treatment alternatives to conventional metal brackets. This abstract is a multifaceted interplay between Invisalign

Indexed as

class ii malocclusiondigital orthodonticsinvisalignmalocclusionorthodontic management

Identifiers

PMID38161838
PMCPMC10756397
OpenAlexW4389131934

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Registered trials

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