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Comparison of treatment outcome between clears aligners (an invisible treatment modality) and MBT orthodontic brackets (commonly used brackets)

Comparison of efficacy between MBT Preadjusted Edgewise Appliance and Clear Aligner Therapy among Class I crowding cases - A randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/04/013301
Enrollment
50
Registered
2018-04-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Dental malocclusion

Interventions

Intervention1: Clear Aligner Therapy: The 25 patients in Group II will be treated using clear aligner therapy and total time duration and number of appointments and type of appointments are to be note

Sponsors

Director General Armed Forces Medical Services
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients in permanent dentition with Class I malocclusion with crowding of 2. Age above 14 yrs of both genders 3. Patients should in permanent dentition with fully erupted teeth up to second molars 4. Angles Class I occlusion 5. Crowding of 6. Overjet of 7. Overbite of

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of anterior or posterior crossbite 2. No anterior or lateral openbite 3. Patient in deciduous/mixed dentition 4. Presence of major local/systemic problems or trauma which affects the growth and development of facial structures or body 5. Previous orthodontic or interceptive treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the efficacy between MBT Preadjusted Edgewise Appliance and clear aligner therapy among non extraction Class I crowding cases.Timepoint: Outcomes will be assessed Pre-Treatment and Post Treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
i) To compare the overall efficacy between MBT appliance and Clear aligner therapy to resolve crowding. ii) To compare the acceptability among patient treated with both modalities. iii) To check the total treatment time, total number of appointments and type of appointments in crowding cases. Timepoint: Outcomes will be assessed Pre Treatment and Post Treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shiv Shankar Agarwal

Armed Forces Medical College Pune

docshivagarwal@rediffmail.com7086104044

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026