Assessment of effects of elastic upper jaw expander in facial deformity patients using 3D models and xray

"To evaluate the effects of niti palatal expander in complete unilateral cleft lip and palate patients(UCLP) using finite element modeling and CBCT"- A clinical prospective investigation

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/04/013406

Enrollment

Registered

2018-04-23

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- complete unilateral cleft lip and palate patients

Interventions

Intervention1: nickel titanium palatal expander: transverse expansion and axial inclination before the beginning of treatment(before expansion) and after 6 months of expansion Control Intervention1:

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: unilateral cleft lip and palate patients, age group 7 to 10 years, 2/3rd of the root formation completed of erupting tooth in the area of graft, no associated syndromic conditions, anodontia, atypical or non described cleft diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no associated syndromic conditions, anodontia, atypical or non described cleft diagnosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Transverse expansion in constricted maxillary archTimepoint: 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
nasomaxillary expansionTimepoint: once in one month	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAkhil Ajay

Department of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics

drsaurabhsonar@gmail.com9810327188

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026