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Effect of Corticotomy on the Orthodontic Tooth Movement

NCT01630473 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2014-08-15

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Summary

Orthodontic therapy allows for the treatment of dental malpositions in order to produce an adequate relationship between teeth during occlusion. Conventional orthodontic therapy applies slight forces and moves teeth slowly. It is generally performed during a 2 year minimum of time. Recent studies seem to suggest that orthodontic therapy time can be shortened by surgical assistance (corticotomy). This investigation is aimed to determine the velocity of tooth movement and changes in periodontal clinical parameters between corticotomy-assisted orthodontic therapy and conventional orthodontic therapy.

Conditions

  • Tooth Crowding

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Corticotomy

After a periodontal full flap is dissected, by using small round burs, vertical lines (2 mm depth corticotomy) parallel to each root of the teeth in the anterior segment (canines and incisors) are created 5 mm beyond the apex in the maxillary bones and interconnecting the lines at the apex by horizontal corticotomies. Marginal bone crest is not touched by the surgical procedure.

PROCEDURE

Conventional orthodontics

Conventional orthodontic treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Antioquia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Juan D Arango, DDS · Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de Antioquia

  • Javier E Botero, PhD · Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de Antioquia

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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