Eight Units Extended Maxillary Fixed Retainer (Extended FR)

Alexandria University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Orthodontic Retention

Treatments

Device: Extended maxillary fixed retainer

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05889884

0479-8/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

Assessment of dental changes associated with an eight-unit extended maxillary fixed retainer in 3D. monitoring PDL response and evaluation of patient's satisfaction ,quality of life and speech with extended maxillary fixed retainer

Full description

single-arm prospective clinical trial will be conducted to assess of dental changes associated with an eight-unit extended maxillary fixed retainer in 3D. monitoring PDL response and evaluation of patient's satisfaction ,quality of life and speech with extended maxillary fixed retainer.

. Twenty-six patients who finished the active orthodontic treatment phase (14-28 years) will be recruited upon complying with the inclusion criteria. Eight-unit extended maxillary fixed retainer will be bonded to palatal surface of maxillary incisors, canines and first premolars, PDL assessment will be carried out and patient acceptance to the appliance through the valid questionnaire then the patients will be followed up for 6 months to document 3D post-treatment changes.

Enrollment

26 patients

Sex

All

Ages

14 to 28 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients who finished the active orthodontic treatment and started the retention phase.
Both genders.
Extraction and non-extraction cases

Exclusion criteria

Patients who had active transverse palatal expansion.
Patients with active periodontal disease.
Patients with systemic disease and bone diseases, or craniofacial syndromes, or the presence of cleft.
Patients with abnormal surface or morphological tooth structure or restorations.