Carriere Motion Appliance* Versus In-office Sectional Appliance

Summary

The "sagittal first" approach to Class II correction in orthodontic treatment involves correcting the antero-posterior (AP) relationship of the maxillary and mandibular dentition prior to the leveling and aligning phase of orthodontic treatment. The Carriere Motion Appliance (CMA) was made to provide sagittal correction prior to orthodontic treatment with minimal secondary tooth movements that are typically seen with Class II correction. The aim in this study is to explore the efficacy and efficiency of Class II molar correction in adolescent patients using the sagittal first approach with either a sectional, in-office fabricated appliance or the CMA, by measuring total treatment duration (in months) as well as comparing dental and skeletal measurements taken from lateral cephalometric radiographs obtained prior to Class II correction (T0) and immediately after removal of the appliance (T1). The investigators will also be comparing secondary molar and canine rotational movements after Class II correction by comparing digital dental casts obtained at T0 and T1.

Conditions

• Angle Class 2 Malocclusion

Interventions

OTHER

In-office fabricated appliance

A 0.022 Slot MBT™ second molar mini tube that has been modified to have a 2 mm length will be placed on the maxillary first molar and a 0.018 slot MBT™ maxillary canine bracket will be placed on the maxillary canine, with a 0.016x0.022 stainless-steel wire spanning from the maxillary first molar to the maxillary canine. A bayonet bend will be placed mesial to the molar tube. A curve will be bent into the wire, so that the wire is able to passively rest on the buccal surface of the maxillary canine. A stainless-steel closed coil will span the molar to canine and lay flush to the mesial portion of the molar tube and the distal portion of the canine bracket. The wire will be cinched mesial to the maxillary canine tie-wing and also 2-3 mm distal to the maxillary first molar to ensure that the molar can rotate during treatment, if needed. A stainless-steel tie will be used to secure the wire into the canine bracket. AP correction will be completed following CMA protocol

DEVICE

Carriere Motion Appliance

A bar spanning from the maxillary first molar to canine with a ball and socket joint at the molar and a canine pad at the canine. A slight bend is present between the molar and canine bracket. The ball and socket is designed to allow the molar to rotate to -15 degrees along it's longitudinal axis. The appliance claims that it allows for Class II correction with minimal secondary tooth movements when used with mandibular anchorage.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• State University of New York at Buffalo

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• David Covell, DDS, PhD · Orthodontics Department Chair, University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

12 Years

Max Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-01-19

Primary Completion

2023-02-23

Completion

2023-02-23

FDA Device

Yes

Countries

• United States

Study Locations