Teeth and Jaw Misalignment in Patients Suffering From Congenital Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy

• Conditions: Fourth Cranial Nerve Palsy
• Interventions: Other: teeth molding

• Registration Number: NCT02149355
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

Patients suffering from congenital fourth cranial nerve palsy may have misalignment of jaws as well as teeth due to head tilt in childhood.

Detailed Description

Measurement of teeth and jaw parameters in patients suffering from congenital fourth cranial nerve palsy compared to patients without fourth cranial nerve palsy.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-07
• Status Verified: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-05-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-05-23
• Study First Posted: 2014-05-29
• Last Update Posted: 2014-05-29
• Primary Completion: 2017-03
• Study Completion: 2017-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• unilateral congenital fourth nerve palsy
• natural teeth occlusion
• age > 18 years

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Exclusion Criteria

• bilateral fourth nerve palsy
• no natural teeth occlusion

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
controls	teeth molding	teeth molding in subjects without congenital fourth nerve palsy
congenital fourth nerve palsy	teeth molding	teeth molding in patients suffering from congenital fourth nerve palsy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
angle between teeth positions from upper and lower jaw	3 to 6 months after recruitment	The angle between teeth positions from upper and lower jaw will be measured using teeth molding.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UniversityHospital Zurich; 🇨🇭 Zurich, ZH, Switzerland