N/A
N=41
Efficiency of Piezotome-Corticision Assisted Orthodontics
Mandibular Anterior Crowding · Piezocision · Pain Perception
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02026258 ↗Enrolled (actual)
41
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Aug 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Days to Complete Alignment of Mandibular Anterior Teeth Based on Little's Irregularity Index — 112; 102.13 Days to complete alignment — p=<0.05
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Piezotome-Corticision (Procedure); Orthodontics (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
- Primary completion
- Jan 2016
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Days to Complete Alignment of Mandibular Anterior Teeth Based on Little's Irregularity Index |
112; 102.13 | <0.05 sig |
| SECONDARY Questionnaires Involving Pain Level |
7.57; 18.25; 12.55; 28.74; 20.71; 28.93 | <0.05 sig |
| SECONDARY Questionnaire on Easiness and Satisfaction With the Procedure |
7.85; 9.35; 4.31; 9.08 | <0.05 sig |
| SECONDARY Questionnaire Involving Pain Management and Satisfaction With the Procedure |
8; 11; 11; 14; 13; 14 | <0.05 sig |
Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the hypothesis that a piezotome-corticision procedure will have a transient acceleratory effect on the rate of tooth alignment and the overall treatment time. In addition, the subjects in the piezotome-corticision orthodontics group will experience a different level of pain, comfort, and satisfaction as opposed to the conventional orthodontics group.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult patients 18 or older
- Single arch or double arch treatment
- Non-extraction treatment in the mandibular arch
- Presence of full complement dentition from first molar to first molar
- No spaces in the mandibular arch
- Mandibular anterior irregularity index greater than 5
- Patient with healthy periodontium and attachment loss of up to 2mm
- The amount of crowding should allow for bracket placement
- No therapeutic intervention planned involving intermaxillary or other intraoral or extraoral appliances including elastics, lip bumpers, maxillary expansion appliances, or headgear prior to the complete alignment of mandibular anterior teeth.
Exclusion criteria
- Failure to provide oral and written consent to participation
- Medical problems that affect tooth movement (Refer to Appendix I)
- Presence of primary teeth in the mandibular anterior area
- Missing permanent mandibular anterior teeth
- Inability to place brackets in the anterior mandibular teeth
- Breakage of any of the mandibular anterior brackets that have not been replaced within a week
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02026258). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.