Efficiency of Piezocision-assisted Orthodontic Treatment in Adult Patients

Dr. France LAMBERT

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tooth Overcrowding

Treatments: Procedure: Piezo-assisted orthodontics (only the Test group); Procedure: Orthodontic procedures (for both groups : Control group and Test group)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02590835

H2013-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was designed as a randomized controlled clinical trial to compare conventional orthodontic treatment (control group) and piezocision-assisted orthodontic treatment (PS group). Twenty-four consecutive adult patients from the Orthodontics Department of Liege University Hospital, Belgium who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled from January to October of 2013.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients (completed growth)
• Maxillary and mandibular overcrowding
• Patient demand for orthodontic treatment
• Adequate dento-oral health
• ASA I and ASA II
• Compliance with clinic visits every 2 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• A need for tooth extraction
• A need for orthodontic temporary anchorage devices
• A history of periodontal disease
• Smokers
• Altered bone metabolism (e.g., due to anti-resorptive drug, steroid or immunosuppressant use)
• Mental or motor disabilities
• Pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Treated with conventional orthodontics

Treatment:

Procedure: Orthodontic procedures (for both groups : Control group and Test group)

Test group

Experimental group

Description:

subjected to piezo-assisted orthodontics

Treatment:

Procedure: Piezo-assisted orthodontics (only the Test group)

Procedure: Orthodontic procedures (for both groups : Control group and Test group)