Compliance After Orthodontic Treatment Using Thermoplastic or Hawley Retainers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Orthodontic Retention Compliance
• Interventions: Other: orthodontic appliance

• Registration Number: NCT03683862
• Lead Sponsor: University of Athens

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess adolescent's compliance after the end of orthodontic treatment using either thermoplastic or Hawley retainers in the upper arch, with the aid of TheraMon microsensor (MC Technology GmbH).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-03
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-24
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-25
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Primary Completion: 2019-03-05
• Study Completion: 2019-03-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 77

Inclusion Criteria

• patients that have completed orthodontic treatment (are at stage of debonding) with fixed appliances in the upper and lower arch
• age 12- 18

Exclusion Criteria

• systematic diseases
• craniofacial anomalies (clefts, etc)
• handicapped patients with problems of compliance
• pregnant women
• previous orthodontic treatment or compromise orthodontic treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hawley Retainer	orthodontic appliance	Impressions of the upper arch will be taken at the day of bracket debonding and the retainer will be delivered in 24 hours. TheraMon microchip will be embedded within the appliance and patients will be instructed to wear the appliance 24 hours/ day.
Thermoplastic Retainer	orthodontic appliance	Impressions of the upper arch will be taken at the day of bracket debonding and the retainer will be delivered in 24 hours. TheraMon microchip will be embedded within the appliance and patients will be instructed to wear the appliance 24 hours/ day.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Compliance of retainer wear	3 months	Compliance of retainer wear at 3 months, as expressed by average hours of daily wear (with the aid of TheraMon)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Compliance of retainer wear	1 month	Compliance of retainer wear at 1 month, as expressed by average hours of daily wear (with the aid of TheraMon)
Association between objective compliance assessment and diary reported hours	1 month	Association between objective compliance assessment (TheraMon) and diary reported hours (by patient)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; 🇬🇷 Athens, Greece