Table 1 Characteristics of the included 91 RCTs
Characteristic | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Year of publication | 2007 | 1 | 1.1 |
2011 | 1 | 1.1 | |
2012 | 2 | 2.2 | |
2013 | 1 | 1.1 | |
2014 | 3 | 3.3 | |
2015 | 3 | 3.3 | |
2016 | 10 | 11.0 | |
2017 | 4 | 4.4 | |
2018 | 11 | 12.1 | |
2019 | 17 | 18.7 | |
2020 | 17 | 18.7 | |
2021 | 11 | 12.1 | |
2022 | 10 | 11.0 | |
Country of the research team | USA | 3 | 3.3 |
Australia | 1 | 1.1 | |
Belgium | 3 | 3.3 | |
Brazil | 2 | 2.2 | |
China | 3 | 3.3 | |
Colombia | 1 | 1.1 | |
Cyprus | 1 | 1.1 | |
Egypt | 18 | 19.8 | |
India | 23 | 25.3 | |
Iran | 4 | 4.4 | |
Jordan | 1 | 1.1 | |
Malaysia | 4 | 4.4 | |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3.3 | |
Switzerland | 1 | 1.1 | |
Syria | 15 | 16.5 | |
Thailand | 1 | 1.1 | |
Turkey | 7 | 7.7 | |
HDI of the country of the research team | Very high human development | 23 | 25.3 |
High human development | 12 | 13.2 | |
Medium human development | 56 | 61.5 | |
Journal of publication | AL Azhar Dental Journal for girls | 4 | 4.4 |
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 9 | 9.9 | |
Angle Orthodontist | 8 | 8.8 | |
APOS Trends in Orthodontics | 1 | 1.1 | |
BMC Oral Health | 3 | 3.3 | |
Clinical Oral Investigations | 1 | 1.1 | |
Dental and Medical Problems | 2 | 2.2 | |
Dental Research Journal | 1 | 1.1 | |
Egyptian Dental Journal | 2 | 2.2 | |
Egyptian Orthodontic Journal | 4 | 4.4 | |
European Journal of Orthodontics | 5 | 5.5 | |
Head And Face Medicine | 1 | 1.1 | |
Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development | 1 | 1.1 | |
International Arab Journal of Dentistry | 1 | 1.1 | |
International journal of odontostomatology | 1 | 1.1 | |
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 1 | 1.1 | |
International Journal Of Periodontics And Restorative Dentistry | 2 | 2.2 | |
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences | 1 | 1.1 | |
International Orthodontics | 2 | 2.2 | |
Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of American Science | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research | 2 | 2.2 | |
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of Dental Research | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology | 2 | 2.2 | |
Journal of International Academy of Periodontology | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of Lasers in Medical Sciences | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2 | 2.2 | |
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research | 2 | 2.2 | |
Journal of Orhodontic Science | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics | 2 | 2.2 | |
Journal of Orthodontic Science | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of Orthodontics | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal Of The International Clinical Dental Research Organization | 1 | 1.1 | |
Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists | 2 | 2.2 | |
Korean Journal Of Orthodontics | 1 | 1.1 | |
Laser Therapy | 1 | 1.1 | |
Medical Journal Armed Forces India | 1 | 1.1 | |
Medicine & Pharmacy Reports | 1 | 1.1 | |
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences | 2 | 2.2 | |
Orthodontic Waves | 1 | 1.1 | |
Orthodontics And Craniofacial Research | 1 | 1.1 | |
Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal | 1 | 1.1 | |
Progress in Orthodontics | 3 | 3.3 | |
Saudi Dental Journal | 1 | 1.1 | |
The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice | 1 | 1.1 | |
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery | 1 | 1.1 | |
The Scientific World Journal | 1 | 1.1 | |
Turkish Journal of Orthodontics | 1 | 1.1 | |
Quartile of the publishing journal | Q1 | 31 | 34.1 |
Q2 | 22 | 24.2 | |
Q3 | 14 | 15.4 | |
Q4 | 4 | 4.4 | |
Unclassified | 20 | 22.0 | |
Type of orthodontic tooth movement | Retraction | 68 | 74.7 |
Decrowding | 20 | 22.0 | |
various other procedures | 3 | 3.3 | |
Invasiveness of SAAO | Invasive | 23 | 25.3 |
Minimally invasive | 60 | 65.9 | |
Both | 8 | 8.8 | |
Adherence to reporting harms | Yes | 37 | 40.7 |
No | 54 | 59.3 | |
The way of reporting harms | Reported under a definite subheading | 18 | 19.8 |
Reported inexplicitly within the Results or Discussion sections | 19 | 20.9 | |
Not reported at all | 54 | 59.3 |