Evaluation of Effects of Bracket's Slot System on the Quantity and Quality of Teeth Movements During Orthodontic Leveling and Alignment Stage

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• Conditions: Moderate and Severe Crowding in Lower Dental Arch
• Interventions: Device: Bracket slot 0.018; Device: Bracket slot 0.022

• Registration Number: NCT05537506
• Lead Sponsor: Al-Azhar University

Brief Summary

Evaluation of effect of bracket slot system on the quality and quantity of tooth movement during leveling and alignment stage

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-28
• Status Verified: 2022-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-09-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-09-12
• Study First Posted: 2022-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-13
• Study Start: 2023-01-25
• Primary Completion: 2023-08-25
• Study Completion: 2023-10-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• An age range from14 to18 years. All permanent teeth are erupted(3rd molar not included).
• Angle class I malocclusion with normal facial proportions.
• Moderate to severe crowding in the lower dental arch asassessed by lett irregularity Index that require treatment with fixed appliance using extraction approach.
• There is no previous orthodontic treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

• Poor oral hygiene or periodontally compromised teeth.
• Craniofacial anomalies or previous history of trauma, bruxism, or Parafunctions.
• Uncooperativepatient.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Bracket slot 0.018	Bracket slot 0.018	-
Bracket slot 0.022	Bracket slot 0.022	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of tooth movement by different bracket slot system	At 8 months	Amount of tooth movement

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alazhar university; 🇪🇬 Naşr, Cairo, Egypt