N/A
N=36
Characterizing Orthodontic Tooth Movement With Photographic Scans
Canine Retraction
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05780788 ↗Enrolled (actual)
36
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Accuracy Between Patient-taken DM Scan and Provider-taken iTero Scan — 0.0001; 0.0500 Millimeters (mm)
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Monitoring Tooth Movement (Device)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 11+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
- Primary completion
- Mar 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Accuracy Between Patient-taken DM Scan and Provider-taken iTero Scan |
0.0001; 0.0500 | — |
| SECONDARY Tracking Maxillary Canine Tooth Movement (Displacement) |
-0.36; -0.06; -0.03; -0.39; -0.10; -0.13 | — |
| SECONDARY Tracking Maxillary First Molar Movement (Displacement) |
0.03; -0.01; -0.04; 0.01; -0.02; 0.00 | — |
| SECONDARY Tracking Maxillary Canine Tooth Movement (Rotation) |
0.19; -0.34; 0.02; -0.01; -0.66; 0.06 | — |
| SECONDARY Tracking Maxillary First Molar Displacement (Rotation) |
-0.06; 0.00; -0.00; 0.02; 0.20; 0.00 | — |
Summary
Characterizing orthodontic tooth movements in real time by using photographic scans to monitor teeth movement. The photographic scans will also be compared to 3D model scans. Canine retraction over the course of 1 orthodontic visit will be measured.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with fixed orthodontic appliances
- Treatment plan requiring extraction of at least one maxillary premolar
- Male and female
- Permanent dentition from first molar to first molar in the maxilla
- Teeth with normal crown morphology
- Fully erupted canines
- Above 11 years of age
- Patients with any cellular phone with a camera
Exclusion Criteria
- Lack of extraction in orthodontic treatment plan
- Syndromic patients
- Cleft lip/palate patients
- Removable appliances
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05780788). 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.