Damon vs MBT Braces: Patient Compliance and Treatment Efficiency

NCT07185087 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2025-09-24

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Summary

Comparison between two bracket prescription systems, MBT and DAMON Ultima brackets and evaluate whether the changes incorporated in DAMON Ultima brackets can drive earlier improvement on teeth position, clinically visual progression of treatment, during initial stage of treatment. Another aim of this study is the effect of chosen bracket system on patient compliance.

Conditions

  • Orthodontic Brackets

Interventions

DEVICE

passive self-ligating, Damon Ultima brackets

Patients will receive Damon Ultima self-ligating brackets (Ormco Corp., Glendora, California, USA) bonded from the second molar to the second molar in each arch. Archwires will follow a standardized sequence: 0.014-inch CuNiTi, 0.018-inch CuNiTi, and 0.014 × 0.0275-inch CuNiTi (Ormco Corp., Glendora, California, USA). All bonding procedures will follow a standardized protocol, including enamel cleaning, acid etching, primer application (Ortho Solo), and adhesive curing (Green Glow).

DEVICE

Conventional ligation, MBT brackets

Patients will receive MBT Mini Diamond brackets (Ormco Corp., Glendora, California, USA) bonded in the same manner, with the same archwire sequence.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Baghdad

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jehan F. IBrahim · University of Baghdad

  • Hadeel A. Al-lami, Asst Prof. · University of Baghdad

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-01
Primary Completion
2025-10-25
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Iraq

Study Locations

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