Effect of Shock Waves on Tooth Movement and Miniscrew Stability

Medical University of Vienna

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Miniscrew Stability; Mesial Movement of Teeth

Treatments: Device: ESWT placebo; Device: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01695928

ESWT2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The low-energy extracorporal shockwave is a scientifically approved method to activate respectively increase bone-turnover processes especially in orthopedic medicine. The aim of this clinical study is to apply this effect in orthodontic dentistry and evaluate the orthodontic tooth movement respectively miniscrew stability clinically.

This randomized clinical study is carried out in orthodontic patients undergoing space closure therapy at the university clinic of dentistry. During this period the tooth movement rate as well as the miniscrew stability are evaluated consecutively chairside.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy patients which don´t fulfill the exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

• disease (syndroms,infections,...) which influence the bone turnover and the oral health
• medication, which influences the bone turnover and the oral health
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Active treatment

Treatment:

Device: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

ESWT Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

No extracoporeal shockwave therapy

Treatment:

Device: ESWT placebo