Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Tubular Coaxial Nickel-titanium and Copper Nickel-titanium Orthodontic Aligning Archwires
Lead Sponsor:
University of Baghdad
Conditions:
Aligning Archwires
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will be done to compare the effectiveness of using coaxial tubular superelastic nickel-titanium and copper-nickel-titanium archwires during the initial phase of orthodontic treatment regard...
Detailed Description
This will be a prospective blinded non-stratified randomized clinical trial , parallel group trial with equal randomization (1:1 allocation ratio), different private clinics and general hospitals will...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients indicated for fixed appliance orthodontic treatment with 5-9 mm crowding of mandibular anterior teeth according to Little's irregularity index (LII).
- Presence of all the mandibular permanent teeth, except the third molars.
- Overbite and overjet that do not interfere with bracket placement on mandibular anterior teeth.
- No history of trauma or root resorption in the mandibular incisors.
Exclusion
- Previous orthodontic treatment.
- Less than 5 mm of mandibular incisors crowding (LII).
- Severe crowding which requires treatment by extraction of premolars in the mandibular arch.
- Blocked-out teeth that cannot be engaged with the aligning archwire.
- Prior experience of periodontal disease and loss of attachment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 28 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 15 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05391542
Start Date
February 28 2022
End Date
October 15 2022
Last Update
May 11 2023
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Baghdad college of dentistry
Baghdad, Iraq, 10047