Root Resorption Accompanied Clear Aligners and Fixed Orthodontic Appliance

Al-Azhar University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Root Resorption

Treatments: Other: Leveling and alignment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05232318

357/1150

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to compare apical root resorption accompanied orthodontic treatment using clear aligners vs fixed appliances.

Full description

by using pretreatment and posttreatment CBCT, root resorption will be measured using a 3D imaging software.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy systemic condition/no systemic illness, as reported by patients.
• No use any form of anti - inflammatory drugs the at beginning of study.
• Good oral hygiene.
• Cooperative and motivated.
• In the permanent dentition with all teeth present ( except third molars).
• Minimum to moderate anterior crowding.
• No previous orthodontic treatment.

Exclusion criteria

• Previous upper removable orthodontic treatment.
• Patients who required surgery to correct skeletal discrepancies.
• Patients with hyperdontia, hypodontia, or syndromic diseases (e.g. cleft lip and palate).
• Uncooperative patients.
• Patients with poor oral hygiene.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

leveling and alignment using fixed orthodontic appliance

Active Comparator group

Description:

leveling and alignment using fixed orthodontic appliance

Treatment:

Other: Leveling and alignment

leveling and alignment using clear aligner

Experimental group

Description:

leveling and alignment using clear aligner

Treatment:

Other: Leveling and alignment

leveling and alignment using clear aligner with low level laser therapy

Experimental group

Description:

leveling and alignment using clear aligner with low level laser therapy

Treatment:

Other: Leveling and alignment