Comparative Assessment of Failure Rate of Fixed Lingual Retainer Between Two Types of Light Cured Resin Composite

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Orthodontic Retainer

Treatments: Other: Transbond XT; Other: Transbond LR

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05660668

ORTHO 3-3-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will be performed on human subjects with finished orthodontic treatment to see the failure rate(detachment) of fixed lingual retainer between two types of light cure resin composite

Full description

The study consists of two groups, the intervention involve performing bonding of fixed lingual retainer with light cured composite Transbond LR which is manufactured specific for the fixed lingual retainer while the control group involve bonding of fixed lingual retainer by light cured composite Transbond XT with follow up every month for 6 month to see the failure rate(detachment) between the two types of composite

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient at the end of an orthodontic treatment requiring the subsequent application of a lingual and palatal fixed retainer
• good oral hygiene
• medically free

Exclusion criteria

• Facial trauma
• onychophagia
• habit of biting pencils or pens
• tooth mobility

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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90 participants in 2 patient groups

Transbond LR

Experimental group

Description:

in finished orthodontic cases a light cured resin composite (Transbond LR) will be added on fixed lingual retainer to see the failure rate (detachment) with follow up every month for 6 months

Treatment:

Other: Transbond LR

Transbond XT

Active Comparator group

Description:

in finished orthodontic cases a light cured resin composite (Transbond XT) will be added on fixed lingual retainer to see the failure rate (detachment) with follow up every month for 6 months

Treatment:

Other: Transbond XT