Effects of Micro-osteoperforations on Lower Anterior Crowding Using Clear Aligners

Ain Shams University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Mandibular Dental Crowding

Treatments: Device: micro-osteoperforations group; Device: clear aligners group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07169968

FDASU-Rec ID052429

Details and patient eligibility

About

this randomized controlled trial is designed to compare between clear aligner therapy in alleviating mandibular anterior crowding alone versus with micro-osteoperforations

Full description

This study is carried on in order to provide a method to enhance the predictability of clear aligner treatment. Loss of aligner tracking is one of the problems encountered during aligner treatment that results in increasing number of aligners required to complete treatment in addition to increasing the overall treatment time and cost. Micro-osteoperforation is a method for acceleration of orthodontic tooth movement and could be used to improve tooth movement and predictability of treatment with clear aligners. So this study is aimed to evaluate the efficiency of aligner treatment during alleviation of lower anterior crowding with and without micro-osteoperforations

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients with age ranging from 18 to 35 years.
2. Healthy periodontium.
3. Presence of full set of permanent dentition excluding third molars.
4. Patients requiring non-extraction orthodontic treatment in the mandibular arch.
5. Mandibular anterior little's irregularity index from 3 to 6.
6. No spaces in the mandibular arch.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of retained primary teeth in the mandibular arch.
2. Patients having systemic diseases as (e.g., diabetes, osteoporosis) or taking medication that could affect tooth movement (e.g., bisphosphonates, anticancer drugs)
3. Vulnerable patients.
4. Smokers.
5. Pregnant female patients.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

group 1: Clear aligner treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

the control group that will receive clear aligner treatment for lower anterior treatment without micro-osteoperforations

Treatment:

Device: clear aligners group

group 2: clear aligner treatment with micro-osteoperforations

Experimental group

Description:

the experimental group that will receive clear aligner treatment for lower anterior treatment with micro-osteoperforations using mini-implants for acceleration of tooth movement and improving aligner's tracking

Treatment:

Device: micro-osteoperforations group