Laser-assisted Flapless Corticotomy in Accelerating Canine Retraction

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Maxillary Prognathism; Protrusion, Incisor; Class II Division 1 Malocclusion

• Registration Number: NCT04316403
• Lead Sponsor: Damascus University

Brief Summary

Erbium lasers have been suggested to accomplish corticotomy without flap reflection due to their attractive advantages. The current trial aimed to evaluate the efficacy of laser-assisted flapless corticotomy in accelerating orthodontic tooth movement. The secondary aim was to evaluate the patients' responses to laser application. It was postulated that canine retraction after laser-assisted flapless corticotomy would be accomplished within a shorter period compared with the conventional canine retraction method, with no significant degree of pain and discomfort.

Detailed Description

Comprehensive orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances usually takes more than 18 months in mild and severe cases. Prolonged treatment time can cause many adverse effects such as pain, discomfort, external root resorption, white spots and dental caries. Decreasing the treatment time for tooth movement has been the focus of both the clinicians and the patients. For the last few decades, investigators have recommended many treatment approaches intending to reduce overall treatment time such as low friction and self-ligating bracket systems, low-level laser irradiation, electrical currents, pharmacological approaches, local platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection and surgical approaches like dentoalveolar distraction and selective alveolar decortication or corticotomy

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-02-15
• Primary Completion: 2017-06-15
• Study Completion: 2017-09-15
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Study First Submitted: 2020-03-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-03-18
• Study First Posted: 2020-03-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• Class II division 1 patients requiring orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances and a need for upper first-premolar extraction using a two-step retraction technique.
• Permanent dentition with an age range from 16 to 24 years.
• Healthy with no systemic conditions.
• Adequate oral hygiene and healthy periodontal tissues
• no previous orthodontic treatment
• Absence of canine endodontic treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

• Bimaxillary dentoalveolar severe protrusion.
• Previous orthodontic treatment.
• Subject with psychological abnormalities.
• Subject with systemic diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the canine retraction rate	10 minutes after laser application, one, two, four, 8 and 12 weeks after laser application	The distance between the first molar labial hook and the canine bracket hook was recorded using Digital Boely gauge and then this distance was divided by the time that passed between two assessment points.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the levels of pain and discomfort	at the 1st day following laser application (10 minutes) and at the 3rd, 5th and 7th days following laser application	A questionnaire was administered at the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th day after laser application. The questionnaire contained 5 questions (using 4-point Likert ordinal scales) to collect patients' responses on the following questions: Question 1: Do you feel pain during eating? Question 2: Do you feel pain during the day? Question 3: Do you feel pain that can awaken you during the night? Question 4: Do you feel swollen on the surgical side?; The possible answers were: 1. No 2.Mild 3.Moderate 4. Severe For the first four questions, the higher the score, the worse the feeling was.; Question 5: Which one of the following has caused more discomfort to you?; 1. Extraction of premolars 2. Laser application 3.Both

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Orthodontic Department, University of Hama Dental School; 🇸🇾 Hamah, Syrian Arab Republic