Treatment | Analysis | Studies (patients) | MD (95% CI) | P value | I2 (95% CI) | tau2 (95% CI) | 95% prediction |
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Complete treatment (conventional appliances)a | Original | 7 (1150) | − 0.79 (− 4.18, 2.61) | 0.65 | 92% (77%, 99%) | 17.05 (5.19, 134.34) | − 12.30, 10.72 |
Sensitivity; omitting Shim 2011 | 6 (1010) | 0.39 (− 0.65, 1.42) | 0.47 | 0% (0%, 98%) | 0 (0, 73.07) | − 1.08, 1.86 | |
Alignment of displaced canine | Original | 1 (30) | 3.79 (1.42, 6.16) | 0.002 | – | – | – |
Distalization of 1st molar | Original | 1 (51) | 0.06 (− 1.66, 1.78) | 0.95 | – | – | – |
Retraction of canine | Original | 1 (18) | 2.02 (− 0.49, 4.53) | 0.12 | – | – | – |