The Use of Statically Determinate Force System in Closure of Anterior Open Bite in Adults.

Alexandria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anterior Openbite

Treatments: Device: Extrusion arch

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04901221

Extrusionarchadults

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the current study was to evaluate and quantify the cephalometric changes produced by maxillary and mandibular extrusion arches in closure of anterior open bite in non-growing patients.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 17 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients with anterior open bites more than 1 mm, permanent dentition except for the third molars which were extracted if erupted

Exclusion criteria

• Frankfort to mandibular plane angle > 40
• congenital craniofacial malformations or temporomandibular joint disorders,
• patients with severe gum show during smiling or increased incisal show at rest.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

Extrusion arch

Experimental group

Description:

Hand made stainless steel extrusion arch wire (0.016x0.22")

Treatment:

Device: Extrusion arch