Posted by Dr. Prabhat Kc on 27 Oct 2013 09:55:10 AM GMTReviewed by
WMC Editors
What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?
This article descibes the utility and its limitation of clear aligner
Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.
Yes
Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?
Yes, claims are properly placed .
Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?
It is a review article. It is the revision of previous work done.
If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?
Its a review article. Further studies needed
Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?
It is a review article. Valid reproduction of previous literature in this review.
Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?
If author (s) are able to incorporate case report.
Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?
No, its a revision work. Author (s) should provide case report with this review.
Other Comments:
Informative review work on the clear aligner/ invisalign
Competing interests: None
Invited by the author to review this article? : Yes
Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?: No
References:
No
Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:
5years
How to cite: Kc P .The Aesthetic Alternative in Orthodontics With Sequential Aligners: The Invisalign System[Review of the article 'The Aesthetic Alternative in Orthodontics With Sequential Aligners: The Invisalign System ' by Quaranta A].WebmedCentral 2013;4(10):WMCRW002879
This article descibes the utility and its limitation of clear aligner
Yes
Yes, claims are properly placed .
It is a review article. It is the revision of previous work done.
Its a review article. Further studies needed
It is a review article. Valid reproduction of previous literature in this review.
If author (s) are able to incorporate case report.
No, its a revision work. Author (s) should provide case report with this review.
Informative review work on the clear aligner/ invisalign
None
Yes
No
No
5years