Effect of Piezoelectric Alveolar Decortication on Post-Orthodontic Lower Incisors Stability: A Randomized Clinical Trial

King Abdulaziz University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Retention

Treatments: Procedure: Piezoelectric Alveolar Decortication, fibrotomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05014308

16011965

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assess the effect of piezocision on post-orthodontic lower anterior teeth stability as compared to fiberotomy and conventional Hawley retainers.

Enrollment: 39 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Individuals who had lower anterior irregularity (crowding, rotation, buccally or lingually displaced) will be selected.
2. Good oral hygiene, healthy gingiva and no evidence of bone loss as seen on the radiograph.
3. Healthy systemic conditions.
4. Patients pass the growth spurt according to cervical vertebral maturation method as described by Baccetti et al.
5. Availability of good quality records at pretreatment and post-treatment.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients that has any signs of active periodontal disease or evidence of bone loss on the radiograph.
2. Patients with systemic disease such as osteoporosis and diabetes.
3. Smoking patients.
4. Study casts did not include all mandibular permanent incisors, canines, and first molars.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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39 participants in 3 patient groups

piezocision group

Experimental group

Description:

piezocision surgical procedure was done according to Dibart's et al,

Treatment:

Procedure: Piezoelectric Alveolar Decortication, fibrotomy

fiberotomy group

Experimental group

Description:

the fiberotomy procedure followed Edward's et al

Treatment:

Procedure: Piezoelectric Alveolar Decortication, fibrotomy

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

no intervention