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

A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the skeletal, dental, and soft tissue effects of Herbst and Twin Block functional appliances for managing Class II malocclusion in children. The review includes seven randomized controlled trials with 548 participants, sourced from databases like PubMed and Scopus up to January 30, 2025. It was authored by Franz Tito Coronel-Zubiate and published on figshare.

Use Cases

• Compare treatment outcomes between Herbst and Twin Block appliances based on skeletal, dental, and soft tissue parameters.
• Inform clinical decision-making for Class II malocclusion management based on the meta-analysis of seven RCTs.
• Identify research gaps in pediatric orthodontic appliance effectiveness based on the systematic review methodology.
• Assess the certainty of evidence for functional appliance use based on GRADE and Cochrane RoB 2.0 evaluations.

Strengths

• Includes seven randomized controlled trials with 548 total participants.
• Employs rigorous systematic review methodology including Cochrane RoB 2.0 and GRADE assessments.
• Reports specific quantitative findings, such as standardized mean differences for mentolabial angle and molar relationship.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 674.9 KB DOCX document, which is a small text file containing the review manuscript rather than raw underlying data.
• Row and column-level data from the included studies are not provided, limiting direct analysis.
• The description lacks specific column names or a data dictionary for any potential supplementary tables.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials sourced from multiple databases.

Time Range

Literature search conducted until January 30, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 07:47:31.