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Comparison of Oral Health Related Quality of Life Changes Between Clear Aligners and Vestibular Fixed Appliances

NCT04866238 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2021-04-29

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Summary

Patients who have severe crowding that required four premolars extraction will be treated in this study. The effects of clear aligners therapy on oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) in comparison with vestibular fixed appliances using the validated OHIP-14 tool during orthodontic treatment. So the aim of the study was to compare the changes in OHRQoL between patients receiving clear aligners or fixed appliances during the first year of the orthodontic treatment.

There are two groups:

First group (Experimental): the patients in this group will be treated using clear aligners.

Second group (Control): the patients in this group will be treated using fixed appliances.

Conditions

  • Teeth Crowding

Interventions

DEVICE

Vestibular fixed appliances

The fixed appliances will be applied in class1 malocclusion patients who have dental crowding, then they will be followed up for 12 months.

DEVICE

Clear aligners

The clear aligners will be applied in class1 malocclusion patients who have dental crowding, then they will be followed up for 12 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Damascus University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samer T Jaber, DDS,MSc · PhD student at the Orthodontic Department, University of Damascus

  • Mohammad Y Hajeer, DDS,MSc,PhD · Associate Professor of Orthodontics, University of Damascus Dental School, Damascus, Syria

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-15
Primary Completion
2020-03-12
Completion
2021-03-15

Countries

  • Syria

Study Locations

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