Effect of bite raisers on chewing, pain and oral hygiene in young adult patients wearing braces.

Phase 2

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Health Condition 1: K038- Other specified diseases of hard tissues of teeth

Registration Number: CTRI/2024/04/065157

Lead Sponsor: Dr. Benazeer Hussain

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. All permanent teeth fully erupted up to the second molars.

2. Patients with class I maxillomandibular relationship (ANB ranging from 0? to 5?) requiring comprehensive orthodontic treatment with fixed mechanotherapy with or without premolar extraction.

3. Patients requiring temporary anterior disocclusion ranging from 1mm to 5mm for not more than 6 months.

4. Patients who can communicate with the research team, understand and follow all the study instructions and provide consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with a previous history of orthodontic treatment.

2. Patients with bleeding on probing (BOP), pocket depth (PD), and mobility in mandibular first molars.

3. Patients with a history of medication or a medical condition known to affect periodontal tissue health.

4. Patients with parafunctional habits such as unilateral chewing habit or bruxism etc.

5. Patients with adverse habits such as smoking, and tobacco chewing.

6. Patients with special needs.

7. Patients with temporomandibular dysfunction

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Masticatory function, periodontal status, and pain perception will be measured in all the patients.Timepoint: T0- before placement of temporary bite raiser. <br/ ><br>T1- one week after placement of posterior bite raiser. <br/ ><br>T2- one month after placement of posterior bite raiser. <br/ ><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures