{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,19]],"date-time":"2026-08-19T20:03:09Z","timestamp":1787169789384,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":22,"publisher":"Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)","issue":"1","content-domain":{"domain":["lww.com","ovid.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":[],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBJECTIVES:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To compare nickel-titanium (NiTi) wires and clear aligners in the management of mandibular incisor crowding.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seventy-two participants were arbitrarily alienated into two groups with 36 samples in each. Group I participants were treated with NiTi arch wires and group II participants with clear aligners. Malocclusion was evaluated using Little's irregularity index. A questionnaire was applied to record the discomfort levels. Patients were recalled regularly at four weeks, eight weeks, and twelve weeks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      At baseline, the mean score was 2.91 mm and 2.72 mm; at 4 weeks, it was 1.64 mm and1.48 mm; at 8 weeks, it was 0.98 mm and1.0 mm; and at 12 weeks, it was 0.68 mm and 0.52 mm in groups I and II, respectively. The mean change in Little's irregularity index score at 4 weeks was 1.27 mm and 1.24 mm; at 8 weeks, it was 0.66 mm and 0.48 mm; and at 12 weeks, it was 0.30 mm and 0.48 mm in groups I and II, respectively. The disparity was not-considerable (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.05). The mean discomfort score at baseline was 2.8 and 2.5; at 4 weeks, it was 2.4 and 2.0; at 8 weeks, it was 1.8 and 1.4; and at 12 weeks, it was 1.3 and 1.0 for groups I and II correspondingly. The disparity was non-significant (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>From the present study, it was found that both NiTi wires and clear aligners were equally effective in managing mandibular anterior crowding cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jos.jos_87_22","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,7]],"date-time":"2023-09-07T00:08:51Z","timestamp":1694045331000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["A comparative evaluation of nickel-titanium wires and clear aligners in the management of mandibular incisor crowding"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"W","family":"Ashutosh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerat, Uttar Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yohan","family":"Verghese","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Azhar","family":"Mohammed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Nitte (Deemed to be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, (ABSMIDS), Mangalore, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raghu","family":"Devanna","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orthodontic Division, Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rishibha","family":"Bhardwaj","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anshu","family":"Sahu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthodontics, HCDS, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Prashant","family":"Babaji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"R1-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"134","DOI":"10.1179\/14653121141362","article-title":"How has the spectrum of orthodontics changed over the past decades","volume":"38","author":"Melsen","year":"2011","journal-title":"J Orthod."},{"key":"R2-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"73","DOI":"10.14219\/jada.archive.1999.0031","article-title":"Referring adult patients for orthodontic treatment","volume":"30","author":"Buttke","year":"1999","journal-title":"J Am Dent Assoc."},{"key":"R3-20240830","first-page":"203","article-title":"The Invisalign system in adult orthodontics: Mild crowding and space closure cases","volume":"34","author":"Boyd","year":"2000","journal-title":"J Clin Orthod."},{"key":"R4-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"684","DOI":"10.1016\/S0889-5406(98)70201-X","article-title":"Pain and discomfort during orthodontic treatment: Causative factors and effects on compliance","volume":"114","author":"Sergl","year":"1998","journal-title":"Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop."},{"key":"R5-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"292","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajodo.2005.06.002","article-title":"Outcome assessment of Invisalign and traditional orthodontic treatment compared with the American Board of Orthodontics objective grading system","volume":"128","author":"Djeu","year":"2005","journal-title":"Am J Orthod Orofac Orthop."},{"key":"R6-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"46","DOI":"10.1186\/s40510-019-0299-4","article-title":"A comparative assessment of clinical efficiency between premium heat-activated copper nickel-titanium and superelastic nickel-titanium arch wires during initial orthodontic alignment in adolescents: A randomized clinical trial","volume":"20","author":"Atik","year":"2019","journal-title":"Prog Orthod."},{"key":"R7-20240830","first-page":"1","article-title":"A comparison of treatment effectiveness between clear aligner and fixed appliance therapies","volume":"19","author":"Yunyan","year":"2019","journal-title":"BMC Oral Health."},{"key":"R8-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"127","DOI":"10.1111\/ocr.12177","article-title":"Efficiency, effectiveness and treatment stability of clear aligners: A systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"20","author":"Zheng","year":"2017","journal-title":"Orthod Craniofac Res."},{"key":"R9-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"391","DOI":"10.2319\/062113-466","article-title":"Comparative time efficiency of aligner therapy and conventional edgewise braces","volume":"84","author":"Buschang","year":"2014","journal-title":"Angle Orthod."},{"key":"R10-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"561","DOI":"10.1093\/ejo\/cjl030","article-title":"Which orthodontic arch wire sequence? A randomized clinical trial","volume":"28","author":"Mandall","year":"2006","journal-title":"Eur J Orthod."},{"key":"R11-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"270","DOI":"10.12968\/denn.2012.8.5.270","article-title":"An overview of aesthetic solutions in orthodontics","volume":"8","author":"Akram","year":"2012","journal-title":"Dent Nurs."},{"key":"R12-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"38","DOI":"10.3126\/ojn.v4i2.13897","article-title":"Aesthetic orthodontics: An overview","volume":"4","author":"Patel","year":"2014","journal-title":"Orthod J Nepal."},{"key":"R13-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"27","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajodo.2007.05.018","article-title":"How well does invisalign work","volume":"135","author":"Kravitz","year":"2009","journal-title":"Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop."},{"key":"R14-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"31","DOI":"10.1590\/S2176-94512013000600006","article-title":"Clinical evaluation of dental alignment and leveling with three different types of orthodontic wires","volume":"18","author":"Gravina","year":"2013","journal-title":"Dental Press J Orthod."},{"key":"R15-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"20","DOI":"10.18231\/j.jco.2019.014","article-title":"To evaluate and compare the aligning efficiency of clearaligners and nickel titanium arch wires in unraveling lower anterior crowding-A prospective study","volume":"3","author":"Bhatia","year":"2019","journal-title":"J Contemp Orthod."},{"key":"R16-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"32","DOI":"10.1179\/14653121141218","article-title":"Alignment efficiency and discomfort of three orthodontic arch wire sequences: A randomized clinical trial","volume":"38","author":"Ong","year":"2011","journal-title":"J Orthod."},{"key":"R17-20240830","first-page":"381","article-title":"A prospective clinical to compare the performance of four initial orthodontic arch wires","volume":"35","author":"Catia","year":"2005","journal-title":"Korean J Orthod."},{"key":"R18-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"464","DOI":"10.1016\/S0889-5406(95)70046-3","article-title":"Multiflexver super-elastic: A randomized clinical trial of the tooth alignmentability of initial arch wires","volume":"108","author":"West","year":"1995","journal-title":"Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop."},{"key":"R19-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"259","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajodo.2016.06.041","article-title":"Evaluation of Invisalign treatment effectiveness and efficiency compared with conventional fixed appliances using the Peer Assessment Rating index","volume":"151","author":"Gu","year":"2017","journal-title":"Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop."},{"key":"R20-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.3390\/dj9100117","article-title":"Prevalence of dental malocclusions indifferent geographical areas: Scoping review","volume":"9","author":"Cenzato","year":"2021","journal-title":"Dent J."},{"key":"R21-20240830","first-page":"81","article-title":"Prevalence of malocclusion and occlusal traits of Malay adults (18-23 years) in Shah Alam, Malaysia","volume":"5","author":"Elfseyie","year":"2020","journal-title":"Int J Dent Res."},{"key":"R22-20240830","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"321","DOI":"10.1111\/ocr.12328","article-title":"The prevalence of clinically meaningful malocclusion among US adults","volume":"22","author":"Asiri","year":"2019","journal-title":"Orthod Craniofac Res."}],"container-title":["Journal of Orthodontic Science"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/jos.jos_87_22","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,19]],"date-time":"2026-08-19T19:13:02Z","timestamp":1787166782000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/jos.jos_87_22"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2023,3]]},"references-count":22,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/jos.jos_87_22","relation":{},"ISSN":["2278-1897","2278-0203"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2278-1897","type":"print"},{"value":"2278-0203","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2023,3]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2022-09-21","name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2022-10-28","name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}