Effect of 3 Week vs 6 Week Orthodontic Appointment Intervals on Teeth Alignment

Bkahtawar Amin Medical and Dental College Multan

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Orthodontic Tooth Movement; Tooth Alignment

Treatments: Procedure: tooth alignment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06032702

BAMDC 0001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effect of 3 week vs 6 week orthodontic appointment intervals on teeth alignment in patients with moderate to severe dental crowding: a randomized clinical trial.

There is still inconclusive evidence about the orthodontics treatment duration and interappointment interval.

Full description

Patients with moderate to severe crowding will be divided randomly into two groups (Group A and Group B). Group A includes patients with an interval of 3 weeks between their appointments while Group B includes the patients with an interval of 6 weeks between their appointments.

1. To determine the mean changes in the tooth irregularity index of a patient with mild to moderate crowding activated every 3rd week
2. To determine the mean changes in the tooth irregularity index of a patient with mild to moderate crowding activated every 6th week
3. To compare the difference between the two modalities in percentage

Enrollment: 72 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 16-30
• Little's irregularity index from 5mm to 12mm
• Healthy periodontium
• No systemic disease
• Patients giving consent for inclusion

Exclusion criteria

• Little's irregularity index less than 5mm and more than 12mm
• Blocked out incisors needing push coil
• Ankylosed teeth
• Active periodontal disease
• Systemic bone disease
• Non-compliant patients
• Patients with frequent breakages

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

3 week interval

Experimental group

Description:

3 week orthodontic interappointment interval

Treatment:

Procedure: tooth alignment

6 week interval

Experimental group

Description:

6 week orthodontic interappointment interval

Treatment:

Procedure: tooth alignment