Evaluation of Effects of Bracket's Slot System on the Quantity and Quality of Teeth Movements During Orthodontic Leveling and Alignment Stage

Al-Azhar University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Moderate and Severe Crowding in Lower Dental Arch

Treatments: Device: Bracket slot 0.022; Device: Bracket slot 0.018

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05537506

735/1246

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation of effect of bracket slot system on the quality and quantity of tooth movement during leveling and alignment stage

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• An age range from14 to18 years. All permanent teeth are erupted(3rd molar not included).
• Angle class I malocclusion with normal facial proportions.
• Moderate to severe crowding in the lower dental arch asassessed by lett irregularity Index that require treatment with fixed appliance using extraction approach.
• There is no previous orthodontic treatment.

Exclusion criteria

• Poor oral hygiene or periodontally compromised teeth.
• Craniofacial anomalies or previous history of trauma, bruxism, or Parafunctions.
• Uncooperativepatient.

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

Bracket slot 0.018

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Bracket slot 0.018

Bracket slot 0.022

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Bracket slot 0.022