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DENTAL PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES IN CLEAR ALIGNER THERAPY: A SCOPING REVIEW.

The journal of evidence-based dental practice · Wang J, Boulakroune R, Gu S, Weir T, Han X, Lai W, Long HU · 2026-09-01

A review of 55 studies involving 2757 clear aligner patients identified 48 patient-reported outcome measures, predominantly assessing oral health-related quality of life, with findings highlighting the need for standardized, clear aligner-specific measurement tools.

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