Sara Hashemi, Seyed Saman Hashemi, Kioumars Tavakoli Tafti, Seyed Sobhan Khademi, Niyosha Ariana, Shohreh Ghasemi, Mahmood Dashti, Hamed Ghanati, Marjan Mansourian
BACKGROUND: The objective is to compare the impact of clear aligner treatment (CAT) versus conventional fixed appliance treatment (FAT) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among adults at five-time points: pretreatment (T0), 1 week (T1), 1 month after (T2), and 6 months after (T3) treatment initiation, and in the long-term follow-up (T4). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Search terms were based on Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and non-MeSH. Potentially eligible studies compared OHRQoL in clear aligner (CA) and fixed appliance (FA) patients...
2024: Dental Research Journal