Effects of Tongue Tamers as an Early Treatment of Anterior Open Bite

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Open Bite; Tongue Habits
• Interventions: Device: bonded tongue tamers; Device: customized bonded spurs; Device: conventional fixed palatal spurs

• Registration Number: NCT05792553
• Lead Sponsor: Tanta University

Brief Summary

Anterior open bite (AOB) is a malocclusion that causes aesthetic, speech, feeding, and psychological concerns, emphasizing the significance of beginning treatment as soon as possible to correct the disorder. The main etiological determinants of AOB include finger-sucking, pacifiers, and oral habits; hence, it is vital to use interceptive treatments focused on correcting and increasing bite stability during childhood to avoid the need for advanced therapy

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-30
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-31
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-01
• Study Completion: 2023-07-25
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-04
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

• male or female patients in early mixed dentition period with age range 7-9 years
• dental anterior open bite equal to or greater than 1 mm,
• class I malocclusion
• clinical signs of anterior tongue thrusting.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with skeletal open bite
• posterior crossbite
• tooth agenesis or loss of permanent teeth
• crowding,
• systemic diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
group I: bonded tongue tamers	bonded tongue tamers	25 cases with anterior open bite will be treated using bonded tongue tamers
group II: customized bonded spurs	customized bonded spurs	25 cases with anterior open bite will be treated using customized bonded spurs
group III: conventional fixed palatal spurs	conventional fixed palatal spurs	25 cases with anterior open bite will be treated using conventional fixed palatal spurs

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of the anterior open bite	3 months	Measuring method: Digital caliper Measuring unit: Binary (+/-)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
cephalometric variables	3 months	cephalometric variables including SNA°, SNB°, ANB°, FMA°, U1/FHP°, L1/GoGn°, and overjet will be analyzed pre- and post- treatment.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tanta University; 🇪🇬 Tanta, Egypt