Search filters

List of works by Despina Koletsi

A priori power considerations in orthodontic research: a 3 year meta-epidemiologic study

scientific article published on 15 August 2019

Are dental researchers asking patient-important questions? A scoping review

scientific article published on 8 April 2016

Are sample sizes clear and justified in RCTs published in dental journals?

scientific article published on 21 January 2014

Are studies reporting significant results more likely to be published?

scientific article

Assessment of publication bias required improvement in oral health systematic reviews

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Blinded by PRISMA: are systematic reviewers focusing on PRISMA and ignoring other guidelines?

scientific article

Cervical vertebrae anomalies in orthodontic patients: a growth-based superimpositional approach

scientific article published on 12 June 2009

Conditional logistic regression

scientific article

Disease and functional loading effect on the structural conformation and mechanical properties of the mandibular condyle in a transgenic rheumatoid arthritis murine model: an experimental study.

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Does published orthodontic research account for clustering effects during statistical data analysis?

scientific article

Effect of orthodontic management and orofacial muscle training protocols on the correction of myofunctional and myoskeletal problems in developing dentition. A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 27 August 2018

Enamel Surface Roughness after Lingual Bracket Debonding: An In Vitro Study

scientific article published on 13 December 2019

Enamel gloss changes induced by orthodontic bonding

scientific article published on 04 November 2018

Forces and moments generated by aligner-type appliances for orthodontic tooth movement: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 09 July 2019

Gender gap in authorship within published orthodontic research. An observational study on evidence and time-trends over a decade

scientific article published in 2021

Heterogeneity in Cochrane and non-Cochrane meta-analyses in orthodontics

scientific article published on 05 May 2018

High quality of the evidence for medical and other health-related interventions was uncommon in Cochrane systematic reviews

scientific article published on 28 March 2016

In Vitro Simulation and In Vivo Assessment of Tooth Wear: A Meta-Analysis of In Vitro and Clinical Research

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Induced ankylosis of a primary molar for skeletal anchorage in the mandible as alternative to mini-implants

scientific article published on 18 June 2015

Interventions to Reduce Aerosolized Microbes in Dental Practice: A Systematic Review with Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

scientific article published on 13 July 2020

Intrinsic Hormone-Like Molecules and External Root Resorption During Orthodontic Tooth Movement. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Preclinical in-Vivo Research

scientific article published on 28 March 2018

Introduction to incidence rates and time-changing variables for cohort studies.

scientific article

Matched analysis for paired binary data (McNemar test)

scientific article published on 01 January 2017

Mislabeling controlled clinical trials (CCTs) as "randomized clinical trials (RCTs)" in dental specialty journals.

scientific article published in September 2012

Most recommended medical interventions reach P<0.005 for their primary outcomes in meta-analyses

scientific article published on 25 November 2019

Objective evaluation of compliance after orthodontic treatment using Hawley or vacuum-formed retainers: A 2-center randomized controlled trial over a 3-month period

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Ordinal logistic regression

scientific article published in January 2018

Outcome discrepancies and selective reporting: impacting the leading journals?

scientific article published on 21 May 2015

Outcome reporting discrepancies between trial entries and published final reports of orthodontic randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Pediatricians' awareness on orthodontic problems and related conditions-a national survey

scientific article published on 19 August 2019

Poisson regression

scientific article published on 01 August 2017

Predictability of rotational tooth movement with orthodontic aligners comparing software-based and achieved data: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

scientific article published on 27 June 2021

Publication bias in randomized controlled trials in dentistry. What factors affect statistical significance of outcomes?

scientific article published in 2022

Relapse 1 week after bracket removal: a 3D superimpositional analysis

scientific article published on 16 April 2020

Risk of bias and magnitude of effect in orthodontic randomized controlled trials: a meta-epidemiological review.

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Safety Considerations for Thermoplastic-Type Appliances Used as Orthodontic Aligners or Retainers. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical and In-Vitro Research

scientific article published on 14 April 2020

Sample size in orthodontic randomized controlled trials: are numbers justified?

scientific article

Statistical analysis in orthodontic journals: are we ignoring confounding?

scientific article published on 03 March 2015

Statistical testing against baseline

scientific article

Statistical testing against baseline in orthodontic research: a meta-epidemiologic study

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Statistical testing against baseline was common in dental research

scientific article published on 12 January 2015

Survival analysis, part 1: Introduction.

scientific article published in September 2017

Survival analysis, part 2: Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test.

scientific article

Survival analysis, part 3: Cox regression.

scientific article published in November 2017

Systematic reviews published in higher impact clinical journals were of higher quality

scientific article published on 05 April 2014

The Effect of Enamel Sandblasting on Enhancing Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

The Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on Bone Healing After Rapid Maxillary Expansion: A Systematic Review.

scientific article published on 25 October 2017

The chi-square test for trend.

scientific article

The citation of relevant systematic reviews and randomised trials in published reports of trial protocols

scientific article

The effect of bracket ligation on the periodontal status of adolescents undergoing orthodontic treatment. A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article

The effect of resin infiltration on proximal caries lesions in primary and permanent teeth. A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials

scientific article published on 06 August 2018

The evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses published in orthodontic literature. Where do we stand?

scientific article

The impact of dietary consistency on structural craniofacial components: Temporomandibular joint/condyle, condylar cartilage, alveolar bone and periodontal ligament. A systematic review and meta-analysis in experimental in vivo research

scientific article published on 19 June 2018

The reporting quality of randomized controlled trials in orthodontics

scientific article published on 18 April 2014

Treatment outcome with orthodontic aligners and fixed appliances: a systematic review with meta-analyses

scientific article published on 23 November 2019

Use of quality assessment tools in systematic reviews was varied and inconsistent

scientific article published on 04 July 2015

What evidence exists for myofunctional therapy with prefabricated appliances? A systematic review with meta-analyses of randomised trials

scientific article published on 10 October 2019