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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

Not Applicable
Completed
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
Inclusion Criteria

•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.

Exclusion Criteria

•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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
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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