Health Condition 1: K006- Disturbances in tooth eruption
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects must be 18 - 45 years of age 2. Subjects that require bilateral 1st premolar extraction. 3. Subjects must have complete adult dentition (excluding third molars) 4. Subjects must have class I malocclusion or mild class II/III malocclusions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who are taking medication that could affect the level of inflammation, such as chronic antibiotics, phenytoin, cyclosporine, ant-inflammatory drugs, systemic corticosteroids, or calcium channel blockers. 2. Subjects missing adult teeth (except the 3rd molars) or with severe class II or class III malocclusion. 3. Subjects with skeletal class I but extreme dental malocclusion 4. Severe crowding that require extraction 5. Subjects having systemic diseases effecting bone metabolism 6. Subjects who are non-compliant regarding the recommended daily usage of the device
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the efficacy of 2 different frequency vibrations in accelerating tooth movement. To measure the total amount of retraction in each of the frequencies by measuring distance from distal of the canine to the third rugae.Timepoint: T0- Before the start of retraction T1- After 2 months of using 1 frequency 1 Month washout period T2- After 2 months of using second frequency | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To collect the GCF samples and compare the RANKL/OPG ratio for different frequencies in the patientsTimepoint: T0- Before the start of retraction T1- After 2 months of using 1 frequency 1 Month washout period T2- After 2 months of using second frequency | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore Affiliated to Manipal Academy of Higher Education