Effects of Clear Aligners Versus Fixed Appliances on Occlusion After Treatment of Mild Anterior Crowding

Al-Azhar University

Status

Invitation-only

Conditions

Occlusion

Treatments

Device: Clear aligners

Device: Fixed appliances

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05737290

893/2838

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate effects of clear aligners versus fixed appliances on occlusion after treatment of mild anterior crowding a T-scan study.

Full description

Intervention:

Group 1. Patients treated with clear aligner. Patients with mild anterior crowding will be treated with non-extraction treatment using clear aligners.

Group 2. Patients treated with fixed appliance. Patients with mild anterior crowding will be treated with non-extraction treatment using fixed appliances.

Observations:

Multi-bite closure of left and right excursive T-Scan® recordings were obtained before and after treatment from each subject to measure the occlusal parameters to be analyzed during this study.

Enrollment

16 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

14 to 19 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients between the age (14-19 y).
Fully erupted permanent dentition, 3rd molars excluded.
Healthy, compliant, and motivated patients who can visit the department regularly.
Non-extraction treatment.
Class I with mild anterior crowding lower and/ or upper.
Good oral and general health.

Exclusion criteria