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Bone Metabolism in Patients Treated With 3d Printed Aligners Versus Thermoformed Aligners

NCT07617571 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-06-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background: Orthodontic forces induce tissue reactions by triggering perturbations from orthodontic appliances, which lead to the modelling and remodelling of alveolar bone. Despite the growing popularity of 3D-printed aligners, no studies have compared their effects on bone metabolism in comparison with thermoformed aligners. Aim: This study aims to assess bone metabolism in patients undergoing treatment with 3D-printed aligners versus thermoformed aligners.

Conditions

  • Bone Metabolism
  • Orthodontic Aligners

Interventions

OTHER

Directly printed aligners using Tera Harz TA28 resin

Aligners will be digitally designed using the latest version of ArchForm software for segmentation of dental arches, virtual tooth movement planning and generation of sequential treatment stages, the finalized setups will be exported as STL files.

OTHER

PETG thermoplastic sheets

Aligners were digitally designed using the latest version of ArchForm software .The 3D-printed resin models which were used as a mold for aligner thermoforming, were fabricated by Anycubic Photon Mono M5s (12K resolution) (Anycubic, China) 3D printing machine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alexandria University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-07-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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