The Effect of Light Emitting Diode Phototherapy on the Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Movement - A Clinical Study

Bryan Tompson

Status: Completed

Conditions: The Rate or Orthodontic Tooth Movement

Treatments: Device: LED Phototherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01490385

11-12-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

LED Phototherapy will increase the velocity of Orthodontic tooth movement.

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• bilaterally symmetric extraction of premolar teeth with residual extraction spaces large enough to ensure space closure is not complete prior to the subsequent orthodontic appointment
• no medicines or systemic illness
• full banding/bonding of teeth

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant
• non-extraction treatment
• systemic illness
• prior orthodontic treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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11 participants in 2 patient groups

LED Phototherapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

LED phototherapy will be delivered transdermally via an extra-oral device and in a split mouth manner (half of the dental arch).

Treatment:

Device: LED Phototherapy

Control: conventional orthodontic tooth movement

No Intervention group