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PROGRESS IN ORTHODONTICS
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1186/s40510-022-00440-5
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Systematic review; Rapid maxillary expansion; Slow maxillary expansion; Proms; Pain; Meta-analysis
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This systematic review and meta-analysis compared patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) between rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and slow maxillary expansion (SME) in growing patients. Results showed that pain intensity was significantly lower in the SME group during the first week of treatment, but there were no differences in pain between the two protocols in the following weeks. There were also no significant differences between the two groups in other indicators.
Background No systematic review and meta-analysis are present in the literature comparing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in rapid maxillary expansion (RME) versus slow maxillary expansion (SME) in growing patients. Objective The objective of this systematic review was to compare PROMs in RME versus SME in growing patients. Materials and Methods Electronic search in PubMed (MEDLINE), Cochrane Library, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and OpenGrey was conducted. Only RCTs were included. Inclusion criteria were: growing patients in the mixed dentition or early permanent dentition, mild-to-moderate maxillary transverse deficiency, dental crowding, treatment with fixed expanders for rapid and slow maxillary expansion. Risk of bias was assessed using RoB 2. GRADE statement was performed. The mean of the differences (MD) and the risk ratio (RR) were used for the aggregation of data. A random effect model was applied. Results Two articles with a total of 157 patients were finally included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. One article was at low risk of bias, while one was at risk of bias with some concerns. Pain presence was less, though not statistically significant, in SME patients (RR = 2.02, 95%CI from 0.55 to 7.49, P = 0.29, I-2 = 95%, 2 studies, GRADE very low). Pain intensity was significantly lower in SME appliance in the first week of treatment (pooled MD = 0.86 favoring SME, 95%CI from 0.47 to 1.26, P < 0.0001, I-2 = 6%, 2 studies, GRADE moderate). There were no significant differences between the two groups in difficulty in speaking, difficulty in swallowing, hypersalivation, difficulty in hygiene, and patient and parent satisfaction. ConclusionsPain intensity was significantly lower in SME compared to RME during the first week of treatment. For the following weeks, there were no differences in pain between the two protocols.
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