Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

ACCURATE ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS POSITIONING WITH OR WITHOUT DENTAL MAGNIFYING LOUPES

Lead Sponsor:

University of Malaya

Conditions:

Bracket Bonding

Digital Application

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the accuracy of bracket positioning on tooth facial axis of clinical crown with dental loupes (L) or without dental loupes (NL) on orthodontic patients. Th...

Detailed Description

Interventions This was a two-arm parallel, singe-centre randomised study where the patients that have been treatment planned were randomised into two groups according to the block pattern: Group NL:...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Able to maintain good periodontal health with BPE score 0,1 or 2.
  • Healthy teeth without fractures, abrasions, size-shape abnormalities, or poor morphology
  • Fully erupted and complete permanent dentition from right to left premolars on maxillary and mandibular arches.
  • Overbite and overjet that allowed brackets to be placed on the lower teeth without occlusal interferences.
  • Mild and moderate crowding \< 8.0 mm.

Exclusion

  • Patient with craniofacial disorders (e.g. cleft lip and palate, craniofacial syndromes)
  • Clinically visible dental caries, proximal restorations (Class II amalgam or composite), build-ups, crowns, onlays that affect the tooth's mesiodistal diameter.
  • Patients that required maxillary and mandibular anterior tooth extraction
  • Congenital defects or deformed teeth
  • Obvious interproximal or occlusal wear of teeth
  • Severe crowding (severe overlapping unable to place bracket)
  • Infraocclusion, gingival hyperplasia
  • Patient that requires sectional mechanics or brackets swapping mechanics in orthodontic treatment.
  • Traumatic extraction

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 2 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07134803

Start Date

October 2 2024

End Date

October 30 2025

Last Update

August 21 2025

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Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 50603