Teeth Decrowding With and Without Fixed Appliances

Launched by SAMER MHEISSEN · May 10, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how well teeth can move back into place when there’s crowding, both with and without the use of braces or other fixed appliances. Researchers have noticed that during the COVID lockdown, some patients experienced a natural improvement in their tooth crowding without any treatment. The goal of this study is to see if this kind of improvement can be consistently observed and how it compares to traditional orthodontic methods.

To be eligible for this trial, participants should be between 13 and 30 years old and have crowding of more than 4.1 millimeters in their upper or lower teeth, which will require the extraction of specific teeth. Participants must have all their adult teeth in place, be in good health, and have not had any previous orthodontic treatments. If you join the study, you can expect to be monitored closely to see how your teeth move over time, whether you receive treatment or not. This trial is currently seeking volunteers and aims to provide better options for treating tooth crowding in the future.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • - Patients with permanent dentition between age group of 13 - 30 years.
• • Maxillary or mandibular crowding \>4.1mm and requiring extraction of maxillary first premolars or mandibular first premolars. The crowding will be measured using a caliper one cast models.
• • Fully erupted teeth from 1st molar to the 1st molar.
• • Patients with periodontally sound dentition.
• • Patients with good general health. No previous history of extraction or orthodontic tooth movement.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Cases requiring orthognathic surgery.
• • History of systemic and medical illness.
• • Contraindication of extraction.
• • Previous history of orthodontic treatment.
• • Poor oral hygiene.
• • Nickel allergy.