Bidjan Darius, Sallmann Rahel, Eliades Theodore, Papageorgiou Spyridon N
Clinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.
J Clin Med. 2020 Nov 25;9(12):3806. doi: 10.3390/jcm9123806.
Aim of this systematic review was to assess the effects of orthopedic treatment for Class II malocclusion with Functional Appliances (FAs) on the dimensions of the upper airways. Eight databases were searched up to October 2020 for randomized or nonrandomized clinical studies on FA treatment of Class II patients with untreated control groups. After duplicate study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment according to Cochrane guidelines, random effects meta-analyses of mean differences (MDs) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were performed, followed by subgroup/meta-regression analyses and assessment of the quality of evidence. A total of 20 nonrandomized clinical studies (4 prospective/16 retrospective) including 969 patients (47.9% male; mean age 10.9 years) were identified. Orthopedic treatment with FAs was associated with increased oropharynx volume (MD = 2356.14 mm; 95% CI = 1276.36 to 3435.92 mm; < 0.001) compared to natural growth. Additionally, significant increases in nasopharynx volume, minimal constricted axial area of pharyngeal airway, and airway were seen, while removable FAs showed considerably greater effects than fixed FAs ( = 0.04). Finally, patient age and treatment duration had a significant influence in the effect of FAs on airways, as had baseline matching and sample size adequacy. Clinical evidence on orthopedic Class II treatment with FAs is associated with increased upper airway dimensions. However, the quality of evidence is very low due to methodological issues of existing studies, while the clinical relevance of increases in airway dimensions remains unclear.
本系统评价的目的是评估功能性矫治器(FAs)治疗安氏II类错牙合对上气道尺寸的影响。检索了8个数据库,截至2020年10月,查找关于FAs治疗安氏II类患者且设有未治疗对照组的随机或非随机临床研究。按照Cochrane指南进行重复研究筛选、数据提取和偏倚风险评估后,对平均差(MDs)及其95%置信区间(CIs)进行随机效应荟萃分析,随后进行亚组/元回归分析并评估证据质量。共纳入20项非随机临床研究(4项前瞻性/16项回顾性),包括969例患者(男性占47.9%;平均年龄10.9岁)。与自然生长相比,FAs正畸治疗使口咽腔容积增加(MD = 2356.14 mm;95% CI = 1276.36至3435.92 mm;<0.001)。此外,鼻咽腔容积、咽气道最小缩窄轴向面积和气道均有显著增加,而活动FAs的效果明显大于固定FAs(=0.04)。最后,患者年龄和治疗持续时间对FAs对气道的影响有显著影响,基线匹配和样本量充足性也有影响。FAs治疗安氏II类错牙合的临床证据与上气道尺寸增加有关。然而,由于现有研究的方法学问题,证据质量非常低,而上气道尺寸增加的临床相关性仍不清楚。