Table 2 Results for primary and secondary outcomes
Category | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Type of product | ||
Marketed products | 38 | 45 |
Non-marketed products | 46 | 55 |
Intervention | ||
Orthodontic bracket | 8 | 9.5 |
Orthodontic archwire | 2 | 2.4 |
Removable appliance | 5 | 5.9 |
Non-surgical adjunctive | 12 | 14.1 |
Surgical adjunctive | 4 | 4.8 |
Retention | 5 | 5.9 |
Oral health | 13 | 15.8 |
Orthodontic auxiliaries | 11 | 13.1 |
Interceptive treatment | 5 | 5.9 |
Materials | 8 | 9.5 |
Growth modification | 7 | 8.3 |
Medication | 4 | 4.8 |
Justification of intervention | ||
Accelerate treatment | 7 | 8.3 |
Aesthetics | 2 | 2.4 |
Reduce iatrogenic effects | 17 | 20.2 |
Retain tooth position | 5 | 5.9 |
Reduce pain | 14 | 16.7 |
Improve knowledge | 1 | 1.2 |
Oral health | 3 | 3.6 |
Dental development | 5 | 5.9 |
Treatment efficiency | 28 | 33.3 |
Compliance | 2 | 2.4 |
Direction of effect | ||
Positive | 46 | 54.8 |
Negative | 1 | 1.2 |
No difference | 37 | 44.0 |
Industry sponsorship | ||
Industry funded and declared | 8 | 9.5 |
No industry sponsorship to declare | 48 | 57.2 |
Not clearly declared | 28 | 33.3 |
Conflict of interest | ||
Conflicts exist and declared | 3 | 3.6 |
No conflicts to declare | 42 | 50 |
Not clearly declared | 39 | 46.4 |