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

NCT00916084 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2010-07-27

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Summary

A new fixed 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 with a fixed appliance in the mouth.

Conditions

  • Maxillary Deficiency

Interventions

DEVICE

Fixed Tongue Appliance

A functional appliance used for maxillary protraction. It has two bands on first molars, expansion screw and long palatal plate in the canine area which cages the tongue and transfers the force of the tongue during physiological activity to the upper arch.

DEVICE

Fixed Face Mask

An extra-oral appliance used for treatment of maxillary deficiency in growing patients. It takes anchorage from the chin and forehead, has a fixed intra-oral appliance with an expansion screw and hooks for elastics that exert a force of 300 gr. It should be used 14 hours a day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shahid Beheshti University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rahman Showkatbakhsh, Professor · Shaheed Beheshti dental school

  • Mohammad Behnaz · Shahid Beheshti Dental school

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-08-31

Countries

  • Iran

Study Locations

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