Comparison of oral health-related quality of life during treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances and removable clear aligners
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- The particular health condition(s) or problem(s) being prevented.
- Registration Number
- TCTR20200522005
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending (Not yet recruiting)
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria are as following: >15 years of age, Class I skeletal pattern, non-extraction treatment, and no intervention planned with extraoral and other intraoral appliances within the first 6 months of treatment.
Exclusion Criteria
The exclusion criteria are patients with any systemic diseases or physical limitation, craniofacial anomalies such as a cleft lip and palate, severe skeletal discrepancy requiring orthognathic surgery, untreated dental caries, poor periodontal status as indicated by a Community Periodontal Index score of 3 or more, and poor compliance.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral daily impact performance (OIDP) Pretreatment visit (T0) and the visit after 6 months (T4) Interview
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Immediate impact including pain, discomfort, functional limitation, and appearance dissatisfaction Pretreatment visit (T0), first (T1), second (T2), third (T3) and the visit after 6 months (T4) Questionnaire