Effects of Micro-osteoperforations on Lower Anterior Crowding Using Clear Aligners

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

clear aligners group: patients with lower anterior crowding, after randomization and allocation, will receive intraoral scanning to create a digital model. using computer software, teeth segmentation, setup and stagging of tooth movement will be carried out. models for each stage of tooth movement will be three-dimentionally printed and the aligners will be thermoformed over each model. patients are instructed to wear each aligner for a week then continue to the next aligner till treatment is finished

micro-osteoperforations group: patients having lower anteriro crowding, after randomization and allocation, aligners will be produced for them. patients in this group will receive micro-osteoperforation using mini-implants before wearing the first aligner and after one month from starting treatment.

Study summary

this randomized controlled trial is designed to compare between clear aligner therapy in alleviating mandibular anterior crowding alone versus with micro-osteoperforations

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• aligner effectivness — 3-9 months
  Number of aligners prescribed versus required (total number of aligners including refinements) for each group

Trial sites (1)

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