Predictors Associated With Seeking Orthodontic Treatment, Compliance and Treatment Success (PONCOS)

Visnja Katic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malocclusion, Angle Class II

Treatments: Device: Sander bite jumping appliance; Device: Twin Block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03455634

2170-24-01-15-2

uniri-biomed-18-22 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

13.06.2.1.53 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

2170-29-02/1-14-5 (Other Identifier)

IP9 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: to search for reasons for seeking orthodontic treatment, compliance during orthodontic treatment, drop-out from orthodontic treatment and success of orthodontic treatment.

Methods: evaluation before, during and at the end of orthodontic treatment. Clinical and diagnostic evaluation of complexity before and at the end of orthodontic treatment, evaluation of awareness of treatment need, impact on social and psychological aspects, functional disturbances, impact of malocclusion on quality of life, social interaction, ability to perform daily activities.

Full description

Data will include diagnostic measurements on study casts, x-rays, and data from questionnaires given to children and parents. Statistical analyses will explore predictors of treatment success with treatment need, compliance and psycho-social domains.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• distal molar occlusion, overjet >5 mm, cervical vertebral maturation method stages (CS) -CS2, CS3 or CS4

Exclusion criteria

• mental retardation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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110 participants in 3 patient groups

Twin Block

Active Comparator group

Description:

Twin Block functional appliance

Treatment:

Device: Twin Block

Sander

Active Comparator group

Description:

Sander bite jumping appliance

Treatment:

Device: Sander bite jumping appliance

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

no intervention