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Clinical Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Speeding up Orthodontic Tooth Movement

NCT05302076 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2022-03-31

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Summary

Thirty two patients requiring extraction of maxillary first premolars and en-masse retraction of upper anterior teeth will participate in the study. They will be divided randomly into two groups: electrical group and control group. In each group, en-masse retraction will be initiated after completion of the leveling and alignment phase via closed nickel-titanium coil springs applying 250 g of force per side, Mini-implants will be used as an anchor unit.

The overall retraction duration will be calculated. The skeletal, dental and soft tissue changes will be detected using panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs which will be obtained pretreatment, pre and post en-masse retraction of the anterior teeth.

Conditions

  • Class II Malocclusion

Interventions

DEVICE

Low-intensity electrical current (LIEC)

Each patient in the electrical group will be asked to wear a removable device containing a small electrical circuit that will supply the required electric current for five hours a day until the completion the retraction of the upper anterior teeth.

DEVICE

Traditional fixed orthodontic appliance

The maxillary arch will be levelled and aligned. The rectangular stainless steel archwires (0.019" × 0.025") with anterior 8mm height soldered hooks distal to the canines will be inserted. (250-300) g force will be applied on each side using two NiTi springs attached between the mini-implants and the soldered hooks in a direction approximately parallel to the occlusal plane for conducting an en-masse retraction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Damascus University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rashad Ibrahem Shaadouh, DDS · Department of orthodontics, Damascus University, Syria

  • Mohammad Y Hajeer, DDS,MSc,PhD · Department of orthodontics, Damascus University, Syria

  • Ghiath Mahmoud, DDS,MSc,PhD · Department of orthodontics, Damascus University, Syria

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-23
Primary Completion
2021-02-12
Completion
2021-12-05

Countries

  • Syria

Study Locations

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