Status:
UNKNOWN
Appointment Intervals and Orthodontic Tooth Movement
Lead Sponsor:
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Orthodontic Treatment
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate rapidity of tooth alignment in a randomised clinical trial of orthodontic patients allocated randomly into two different appointment intervals groups. First...
Detailed Description
Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry concerned primarily with the correction of dental crowding or tooth malalignment. The first phase of fixed appliance orthodontic treatment is concerned with tooth...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects should:
- be aged 12-18 years old;
- present with a crowded lower arch that requires orthodontic tooth alignment with a fixed appliance;
- be medically fit and healthy (absence of systemic diseases);
- have normal weight (according to body mass index measurements BMI);
- have permanent dentition;
- have lower incisor irregularity of 5-12 mm;
- not having complete overbite;
- be either extraction or non-extraction cases;
- be able to give informed consent.
Exclusion
- Subjects who have received fixed orthodontic treatment before.
- Subjects who will be participating in any other intervention trials.
- Subjects with reported nickel allergy.
- Subjects who have received antibiotic therapy in the previous six months, or who have any history of juvenile periodontal disease.
- Subjects who have lower incisor extracted tooth.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
46 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04050657
Start Date
December 1 2019
End Date
May 1 2022
Last Update
February 6 2020
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Guy's hospital
London, United Kingdom, se1 9rt