Comparison Between Digital 3D Printed Transfer Tray Versus Thermoformed Transfer Tray for Indirect Bonding

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Orthodontic Indirect Bonding

Treatments: Procedure: Digital indirect bonding; Procedure: Conventional indirect bonding; Procedure: Intraoral scanning; Procedure: Superimposition and evaluation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03363607

CEBC-CU-2017-11-28

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study evaluates the accuracy of indirect bonding using 3D printed transfer tray versus thermoformed transfer tray. Half of the brackets will be bonded indirectly using the 3D printed transfer tray and the other half will be bonded indirectly using the thermoformed transfer tray.

Enrollment: 12 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients seeking orthodontic treatment with fixed orthodontic appliance.
• Patients with full set of permanent teeth
• Good oral hygiene and periodontal condition.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients suffering from any periodontal disease.
• Patients with poor oral hygiene
• Enamel hypoplasia and hypocalcification
• Deep carious lesions / large restorations

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups

3D printed transfer tray group

Experimental group

Description:

Indirect bonding using digital 3D printed transfer tray

Treatment:

Procedure: Digital indirect bonding

Procedure: Intraoral scanning

Procedure: Superimposition and evaluation

Thermoformed transfer tray group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Indirect bonding using Thermoformed transfer tray

Treatment:

Procedure: Intraoral scanning

Procedure: Conventional indirect bonding

Procedure: Superimposition and evaluation