Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41623746›Full record

ArticleBioinformation2025

Comparative analysis of slenderization methods and their impact on enamel surfaces using SEM: An

Hrushikesh Aphale, Vinnayakk Kalaskar, Sunilkumar Nagmode, Vivek Shinde, Rahul Kolte, Vaishnavi Ingle

Abstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Bioinformation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
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

6 authors.

Hrushikesh AphaleDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, SMBT Dental college and Hospital, MUHS University, Sangamner -422608, Maharashtra, India.
Vinnayakk KalaskarDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, SMBT Dental college and Hospital, MUHS University, Sangamner -422608, Maharashtra, India.
Sunilkumar NagmodeDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, SMBT Dental college and Hospital, MUHS University, Sangamner -422608, Maharashtra, India.
Vivek ShindeDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, SMBT Dental college and Hospital, MUHS University, Sangamner -422608, Maharashtra, India.
Rahul KolteDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, SMBT Dental college and Hospital, MUHS University, Sangamner -422608, Maharashtra, India.
Vaishnavi IngleDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, SMBT Dental college and Hospital, MUHS University, Sangamner -422608, Maharashtra, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interproximal reduction (IPR) is an orthodontic technique that removes 0.3-0.5 mm of enamel from interproximal surfaces to create space, typically for mild to moderate crowding. It helps reshape approximal contacts and address Bolton's discrepancy. Various methods, including air rotor stripping, diamond-coated disks and abrasive strips, are used for IPR. This study compares three IPR techniques Double-sided oscillating IPR strips, interproximal stripping burs and carborundum discs-by examining their effects on enamel surfaces using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

Indexed as

carborundum discsdouble-sided oscillating IPR stripsinterproximal stripping bursIPR (Interproximal reduction)scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Identifiers

PMID41623746
PMCPMC12859351

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

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.