Many cases of abnormal frenum is observed in class III malocclusion and it becomes neccessary to verify whether such frenum causes delay in maxillary growth
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K08- Other disorders of teeth and supporting structuresHealth Condition 2: null- Patients who are undergoing orthodontic treatment in the department of orthodontics,Royal Dental College,Chalisery,Palakkad
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/11/029349
- Lead Sponsor
- Rajani ER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
•Healthy subjects both male and female without any gingival inflammation in between age group of 12-30 years with clinical stages of malocclusion.
•No history of orthodontic or orthopedic treatment was used earlier.
•No systemic disease that could affect general development.
•No craniofacial anomalies, muscle or joint disorder.
•Subjects who have not given consent.
•Children with orofacial anomalies.
•If there is any history of maxillo-facial injuries.
•If there is any history of orthognathic or frenal surgeries.
•If the subjects are under any medication known to affect the gingiva.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Skeletal class III malocclusion may be related to the high maxillary labial frenum attachment length and width, in which the maxillary labial frenum might have a tendency to restrict the growth of the maxilla.Timepoint: 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method abnormal maxillary labial frenum which is attached close to the gingival margin could have a tendency to restrict the maxillary growthTimepoint: 8 weeks
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