A Gentle Introduction to Network Meta-analysis for Orthodontists

Network meta-analysis has been widely used to address the limitations of traditional pairwise meta-analysis. Network meta-analysis incorporates all available evidence into a general statistical framework for comparing all available treatments. The original Bayesian approach offers a statistical framework to address heterogeneity in the evidence and complexity in the data structure when clinical trials with more than two treatment groups are included. Alternative frequentist approaches have been developed and implemented in commonly used statistical software.
Source: Seminars in Orthodontics - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research