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Teleorthodontics Versus Conventional Follow-up During Early Interceptive Orthodontic Treatment in Children

NCT07611227 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2026-05-28

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if teleorthodontic remote monitoring is as effective as traditional in-office care for children undergoing Phase I expansion therapy. It will also evaluate whether this technology can safely reduce the frequency of unscheduled emergency appointments.

Main Questions

The study aims to answer the following:

1. Is remote monitoring non-inferior to conventional care in improving dental alignment, as measured by the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) Index?
2. Does the use of weekly smartphone-based photo check-ins significantly lower the number of unscheduled emergency visits?
3. How does remote monitoring impact appliance compliance, parental satisfaction, and the child's level of distress during treatment?

Comparison

Researchers will compare a teleorthodontics group-which uses weekly smartphone photography and clinic visits every 8 weeks-to a conventional group receiving standard in-person follow-ups every 4 weeks.

Participant Activities

Participants will:

1. Commence Phase I treatment using a maxillary or mandibular expansion appliance.
2. If assigned to the teleorthodontics group, capture a standardized set of five intraoral photographs weekly via a dedicated smartphone application.
3. Attend scheduled in-office checkups every 4 or 8 weeks, depending on their assigned group.
4. Maintain a daily diary to record appliance activations and report on their treatment experience.

Conditions

  • Teledentistry
  • Orthodontics, Interceptive
  • Palatal Expansion Technique

Interventions

OTHER

Remote Monitoring via Smartphone Application

Use of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven intraoral photography employing Dental Monitoring mobile application to monitor Phase I expansion therapy remotely.

OTHER

Conventional Monitoring

Participants follow a standard care protocol involving physical examinations during in-person clinic visits scheduled every 4 weeks. No digital monitoring or smartphone-based photography is utilized

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Murad Alrashidi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MURAD A ALRASHDI · Qassim University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-31
Primary Completion
2027-05-31
Completion
2027-05-31

Countries

  • Saudi Arabia

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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View NCT07611227 on ClinicalTrials.gov