Efficacy of low-level laser therapy in accelerating tooth movement, preventing relapse and managing acute pain during orthodontic treatment in humans: a systematic review

Table 7 Quality evaluation protocol showing total score for studies on acute pain

Study	Adequate selection	Single blinded	Double blinded	Adequate assessment of result	Adequate report of attrition	Adequate report of side effects	No conflict of interests	Adequate study population	TOTAL
Lim [20] (1995)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Not reported	No	Not reported	No	Moderate
Harazki [19] (1997)	No	Yes	No	No	Not reported	No	Not reported	Yes	Low
Harazaki [11] (1998)	No (CCT)	Yes	No	No	Not reported	No	Not reported	Yes	Low
Fujiyama [12] (2008)	No (CCT)	Yes	No	Yes	Not reported	No	Not reported	Yes	Moderate
Tortamano [17] (2009)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Not reported	No	Not reported	Yes	Moderate
Doshi-Metha [7] (2012)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not reported	No	Not reported	Yes	Moderate
Kim [13] (2012)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not reported	No	Not reported	Yes	Moderate
Artés-Ribas [15] (2012)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not reported	No	Not reported	Yes	Moderate
Dominguez [14] (2013)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not reported	No	Yes	Yes	Moderate
Eslamian [16] (2013)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not reported	No	Not reported	Yes	Moderate
Nóbrega [8] (2013)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	High
Abtahi [18] (2013)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not reported	No	Yes	No	Moderate
Heravi [10] (2014)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Not reported	No	Not reported	Yes	Moderate

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