Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Different Thickness of Vacuum Formed Retainer (Essix Retainer) During Retention Phase After Orthodontic Treatment

Minia University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders After Using Essix Retainer

Treatments: Device: Retainer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04149366

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Details and patient eligibility

About

vacuum formed retainer act as bite raiser that increase vertical dimension which may affect Tempromandibular joint and aim of this study is to perform clinical and radiographic evaluation of different thickness of vacuum formed retainer (Essix retainer) during retention phase after orthodontic treatment

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients finished fixed orthodontic treatment with no signs or symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorders
• patients indicated for removable retainer

Exclusion criteria

• any systemic disease
• chronic medication uptake
• bad oral hygiene pathological conditions of temporomandibular joint

Trial design

40 participants in 4 patient groups

group 1 (Wrapround retainer)

Treatment:

Device: Retainer

Group 2 (Essix retainer 1mm)

Group 3 (Essix retainer 1.5 mm)

Group 3 (Essix retainer 2mm)