Herbst and Twin Block Appliances for Class II Malocclusion: A Systematic Review

A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the skeletal, dental, and soft tissue effects of Herbst and Twin Block appliances for Class II malocclusion in children. The analysis includes seven randomized controlled trials with 548 participants, sourced from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and other databases. The review was authored by Franz Tito Coronel-Zubiate and registered with PROSPERO.

Use Cases

• Compare the effectiveness of Herbst and Twin Block appliances based on skeletal, dental, and soft tissue outcomes.
• Inform clinical decision-making for Class II malocclusion treatment based on evidence from randomized controlled trials.
• Support meta-analytic research on orthodontic interventions using standardized mean differences and confidence intervals.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on seven randomized controlled trials with 548 total participants.
• Systematic review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD420251011083).
• Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane RoB 2.0 tool.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 671.3 KB DOCX file containing a review document, not structured data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials.

Time Range

Literature search conducted until January 30, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 07:47:30; freshness should be verified.