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Comparative Results of Maxillary Deficiency Treatment by Tongue Plate and Facemask in Growing Patients

NCT00519415 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2008-12-19

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Summary

A new appliance will be used to transfer the tongue force during its physiological activity to advance the nasomaxillary complex; this method will be compared with the traditional method which uses a Facemask appliance.

Conditions

  • Maxillary Deficiency

Interventions

OTHER

Tongue plate

A functional appliance use for maxillary protraction.It has two adams clasp and two C clasp to retained the appliance and long palatal plate in the canine area which cages the tongue and transfer the force of the tongue during physiological activity to the upper arch. It has posterior bite plate and middle screw for maxillary expansion.It should be used all the time except meal time and brushing the teeth,the acrylic appliance makes specifically for the patient.

OTHER

Facemask

An extraoral appliance use for treatment of maxillary deficiency in growing patients.It takes anchorage from chin and forehead, it has removable intraoral appliance with hooks for elastics that exerted a force of 300 gr.It should be used 14 hours a day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lida Toomarian · Shaheed Beheshti dental school

  • Rahman Showkatbakhsh · Shaheed Beheshti dental shool

  • Mahkameh Mirkarimi · Shaheed Beheshti dental shool

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2008-11-30

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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