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The effectiveness of vibrational stimulus to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement: a systematic review

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Oral Health, December 2017
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
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Title
The effectiveness of vibrational stimulus to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement: a systematic review
Published in
BMC Oral Health, December 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12903-017-0437-7
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Authors

Dian Jing, Jiani Xiao, Xiaobing Li, Yu Li, Zhihe Zhao

Abstract

In recent years, it has been a hot research topic to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) through vibration. This review was therefore aimed to systematically evaluate the available evidences on the efficacy of vibrational stimulus to accelerate OTM. Randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials that evaluated the efficacy of vibration on OTM acceleration were searched through electronic and manual search. Two review authors independently conducted the study inclusion, quality assessment and data extraction. The quality of synthesized evidence was assessed according to GRADE system. Eight clinical trials were included in this systematic review. Four studies found that vibration did not enhance the rate of OTM during alignment phase. Two studies revealed that the use of vibratory stimulation accelerated canine retraction. No deleterious effects including pain perceptions and root resorptions were reported. Within the limitations of this review, weak evidence indicates that vibrational stimulus is effective for accelerating canine retraction but not for alignment. The effects of vibration on pain intensity and root resorption during orthodontic treatment are inconclusive. Future high-quality clinical trials are needed before warranting recommendations to clinical application.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 123 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 16 13%
Student > Master 15 12%
Student > Postgraduate 14 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 7%
Other 15 12%
Unknown 45 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 57 46%
Engineering 3 2%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 2%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 <1%
Other 7 6%
Unknown 51 41%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 September 2022.
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#2,527,562
of 23,269,984 outputs
Outputs from BMC Oral Health
#107
of 1,524 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#58,353
of 439,372 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Oral Health
#4
of 26 outputs
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