Table 4.
Indexes evaluation.
| Authors (Refs.) | Gingival Index (GI) | Probing Depth (PD) | Plaque Index (PI) | Bleeding of Probing (BoP) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pango Madaraiga et al., 2020 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | AG T0 = 0.1 T3 = 0 |
FG T0 = 0.3 T3 = 0.14 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.05 ∑FG = 0.22 |
AG T0 = 0.42 T3 = 0.11 |
FG T0 = 0.31 T3 = 0.15 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.27 ∑FG = 0.23 |
AG T0 = 0.55 T3 = 0.13 |
FG T0 = 0.77 T3 = 0.13 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.34 ∑FG = 0.9 |
| Chhibber et al., 2017 | AG T0 = 0.42 ± 0.5 T9 = 0.50 ± 0.59 T18 = 0.75 ± 0.53 |
FG T0 = 0.05 ± 0.22 T9 = 1.21 ± 0.79 T18 = 1.32 ± 0.67 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.55 ± 0.54 ∑FG = 1.01 ± 0.56 |
not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | AG T0 = 0.50 ± 0.51 T9 = 0.83 ± 0.48 T18 = 0.92 ± 0.58 |
FG T0 = 0.70 ± 0.73 T9 = 1.32 ± 0.67 T18 = 1.32 ± 0.67 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.75 ± 0.52 ∑FG = 1.1 ± 0.69 |
not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned |
| Levrini et al., 2015 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | AG T0 = 2.18 T1 = 2.75 T3 = 1.6 |
FG T0 = 2.18 T1 = 2.2 T3 = 1.3 |
Mean ∑AG = 2.17 ∑FG = 1.89 |
not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned |
| Abbate et al., 2015 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | AG T0 = 2.28 T3 = 2.23 T6 = 2.37 T12 = 2.5 |
FG T0 = 2.26 T3 = 2.86 T6 = 3.22 T12 = 3.42 |
Mean ∑AG = 2.35 ∑FG = 2.94 |
AG T0 = 0.91 T3 = 0.64 T6 = 0.32 T12 = 0.36 |
FG T0 = 0.82 T3 = 1.92 T6 = 2.32 T12 = 2.42 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.56 ∑FG = 1.87 |
AG T0 = 0.14 T3 = 0 T6 = 0.04 T12 = 0.04 |
FG T0 = 0 T3 = 0.36 T6 = 0.58 T12 = 0.74 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.05 ∑FG = 0.42 |
| Azaripour et al., 2015 | AG T0 = 0.27 ± 0.25 T12 = 0.35 ± 0.34 |
FG T0 = 0.29 ± 0.24 T12 = 0.54 ± 0.50 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.31 ± 0.29 ∑FG = 0.42 ± 0.37 |
not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | AG T0 = 0.16 ± 0.1 T12 = 0.30 ± 0.25 |
FG T0 = 0.20 ± 0.1 T12 = 0.38 ± 0.22 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.23 ± 0.18 ∑FG = 0.58 ± 0.16 |
not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned |
| Miethke & Vogt, 2005 | AG T1 = 0.71 ± 0.39 T2 = 0.61 ± 0.35 T3 = 0.46 ± 0.34 |
FG T1 = 1.02 ± 0.69 T2 = 0.73 ± 0.58 T3 = 0.68 ± 0.66 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.59 ± 0.30 ∑FG = 0.81 ± 0.59 |
AG T1 = 2.39 ± 0.45 T2 = 2.29 ± 0.41 T3 = 2.26 ± 0.48 |
FG T1 = 2.60 ± 0.73 T2 = 2.52 ± 0.65 T3 = 2.50 ± 0.67 |
Mean ∑AG = 2.31 ± 0.39 ∑FG = 2.45 ± 0.65 |
AG T1 = 0.48 ± 0.41 T2 = 0.41 ± 0.37 T3 = 0.28 ± 0.32 |
FG T1 = 0.80 ± 0.58 T2 = 0.56 ± 0.44 T3 = 0.50 ± 0.53 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.39 ± 0.31 ∑FG = 0.62 ± 0.48 |
not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned |
| Miethke & Brauner, 2007 | AG T1 = 0.71 ± 0.39 T2 = 0.61 ± 0.35 T3 = 0.46 ± 0.34 |
FG T1 = 1.02 ± 0.53 T2 = 1.02 ± 0.43 T3 = 0.96 ± 0.43 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.59 ± 0.30 ∑FG = 1.00 ± 0.43 |
AG T1 = 2.39 ± 0.45 T2 = 2.29 ± 0.41 T3 = 2.26 ± 0.48 |
FG T1 = 2.55 ± 0.38 T2 = 2.43 ± 0.33 T3 = 2.50 ± 0.35 |
Mean ∑AG = 2.31 ± 0.39 ∑FG = 2.50 ± 0.33 |
AG T1 = 0.48 ± 0.41 T2 = 0.41 ± 0.37 T3 = 0.28 ± 0.32 |
FG T1 = 0.84 ± 0.46 T2 = 0.95 ± 0.44 T3 = 0.89 ± 0.45 |
Mean ∑AG = 0.39 ± 0.31 ∑FG = 0.89 ± 0.41 |
not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned |
| Issa et al., 2020 | AG Tx = 0.008 |
FG Tx = 1.06 |
— | not mentioned | not mentioned | not mentioned | AG Tx = 0.2 |
FG Tx = 1.7 |
— | AG Tx = 0.01 |
FG Tx = 0.37 |
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AG = aligners group; FG = multibracket appliance group; gingival index (GI); pocket depth (PD); plaque index (PI); and bleeding of probing (BoP).