Status:
UNKNOWN
Tunnel Attachments With Clear Aligners vs Clear Aligners
Lead Sponsor:
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Conditions:
Malocclusion
Eligibility:
All Genders
12-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Incorporating wire threaded custom tunnel attachments with clear aligner therapy is a novel approach developed to address the shortcomings of the currently available orthodontic systems. This hybrid s...
Detailed Description
Specific aims: * Test and formally describe a novel method that utilizes clear aligners paired with computer-designed, chairside-fabricated tunnel attachments to achieve tooth movements that are chal...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- healthy subjects over the age of 10 years and below 65;
- eruption of all permanent anterior teeth;
- non-extraction treatment;
- maximum of 7mm of crowding/spacing;
- no more than 45 degrees of rotations
- no more than 7 mm crowding
Exclusion
- presence of systemic diseases, cleft lip and palate, craniofacial anomalies, syndromes affecting bone or teeth, impacted teeth (excluding 3rd molars), congenitally missing lateral incisors, and tumors of the parathyroid gland;
- the presence of bridges or implants replacing anterior teeth;
- cases requiring orthognathic surgery;
- significant (\> moderate) periodontal disease, intake of drugs affecting tooth movement or bone formation (chronic use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, bisphosphonates, levothyroxine, or teriparatide drug class), pregnancy;
- cases requiring tooth extractions
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04130477
Start Date
November 1 2019
End Date
May 30 2021
Last Update
October 17 2019
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