The Effect of Surgical Interventions to Assist Orthodontic Movement of Impacted Maxillary Canines

Damascus University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Impaction of Tooth

Treatments: Procedure: Corticotomy; Procedure: Traditional withdrawal techniques

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03678805

UDDS-Ortho-19 -2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

Impacted canine causes many problems for patients, such as absorption and damages to the adjacent teeth roots, as well as aesthetic problems. Correction of this problem requires a lengthy time. Therefore, many methods have been suggested to accelerate the movement of impacted canines with the help of surgical procedures.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Palatal or Mid-alveolar impacted canine.
2. There is no previous orthodontic treatment.
3. Healthy periodontal tissues and good oral health (i.e., Plaque Index is less or equal to 1 according to Loe and Silness(1963)).
4. No consumption of any drug that may interfere with the tooth movement (Cortisone, NSAIDs, ...).
5. Mild or no crowding in the upper jaw.
6. No history of previous trauma to the maxillofacial region or surgical interventions.

Exclusion criteria

1. Any systemic diseases that would affect tooth movement
2. Antidepressant prevents oral surgery
3. Any congenital syndromes or cleft lip and palate cases
4. Bad oral health
5. Previous orthodontic treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Acceleration

Experimental group

Description:

The impacted canines will undergo acceleration by corticotomy accompanied with traditional traction techniques.

Treatment:

Procedure: Corticotomy

Traditional Traction

Active Comparator group

Description:

Traditional traction will be employed in this group of patients with impacted canines. Traditional withdrawal techniques will be used.

Treatment:

Procedure: Traditional withdrawal techniques