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