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Evaluation of Maxillary Expansion Using Clear Aligners' Therapy in Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate at the Mixed Dentition Stage

NCT06994754 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2025-06-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the aligners can expand upper dental arch in patients with cleft lip and palate at age of 6-8 years old to correct their collapsid archs. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does aligners can achieve transverse dento-skeletal changes? Does aligners can achieve anteroposterior and vertical dento-skeletal changes?

Participants will:

Wear sequence of aligners (each for 10 days). Visit the clinic every month for checkups. 3D x-ray and intraoral scan will be taken after completion of the aligners set to evaluate the intervention.

Conditions

  • Maxillary Deficiency
  • Cleft Lip and Palate

Interventions

DEVICE

clear aligners

aligners made with 1mm thickness sheet and covering the whole palate

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-06
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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