Comparison of Alignment Efficiency of Steel Vs Elastomeric Ligatures In Lower Anterior Teeth

Khyber College of dentistry

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malocclusion of Anterior Teeth

Treatments: Device: Steel ligature; Device: Elastomeric ligature

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07014332

45/ADR/KCD

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the treatment time required by elastomeric ligatures and steel ligatures, in days, to achieve complete alignment of the lower anterior teeth.

Full description

Treatment time required to achieve alignment by two ligation methods will help us in future to choose a better method. The two methods study are elastomeric ligature and steel ligature.

Enrollment: 180 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients coming for fixed orthodontic treatment requiring premolar extraction in mandibular arch.
2. Age 12-18 years.
3. No adjunct therapeutic intervention involving functional or orthopaedic appliances.
4. Little's Irregularity index score of 7-9mm.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with systemic conditions and taking medications affecting tooth movement.
2. Lower anterior teeth that are missing, impacted or unerupted, or have fractured crown, restorations, Enamel Defects, Caries.
3. Poor periodontal health

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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180 participants in 1 patient group

Group A received steel ligature and group B elastomeric ligature

Other group

Treatment:

Device: Elastomeric ligature

Device: Steel ligature