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Compare time taken to stick metal orthodontic bracket on tooth surface and bracket failure rate between 3M APC flash free and APC Plus brackets.

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF BONDING TIME AND BRACKET FAILURE RATE USING APC FLASH-FREE AND APC PLUS ADHESIVE METAL BRACKETS FOR ORTHODONTIC BONDING: A SPLIT MOUTH RANDOMIZED CLINICAL STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/04/032951
Enrollment
15
Registered
2021-04-20
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

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: APC Flash free Metal Bracket : Orthodontic Metal brackets of 3M company for orthodontic treatment Control Intervention1: APC Plus Adhesive Metal brackets: 3M Orthodontic metal bracket f

Sponsors

Dr Vinaykumar Shah
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participant age between 18 to 30 years. Below 18years of age individuals children may not follow the instructions properly and that may be the other confounding factor for debonding of brackets, and above 30 years of age participantâ??s periodontal health might get poor and treatment time may be longer for their completion of treatment than the study time. 2. Full permanent dentition. 3. No previous orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances. 4. Teeth with sound, noncarious buccal enamel and no pre-treatment with chemical agents such as hydrogen peroxide. 5. Participantâ??s with malocclusion whose treatment time not exceeds 15 months duration will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants not willing to be a part of the study. 2. Participant not giving inform consent. 3. Participants having congenital syndromes, developmental anomalies and craniofacial abnormalities and obvious facial asymmetry. 4. Participants having any prosthetic replacement in the region of 2nd premolar to contralateral premolar in both upper and lower arches. 5. Orthognathic surgery as part of their treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate bonding time and bracket failure rate of APC flash free and APC Plus Adhesive Metal Brackets.Timepoint: Every Month Appointment Approx.4weeks. Till 12 months Bracket Failure assess from the bonding time

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the mode of bond failure of APC flash free and APC Plus adhesive metal brackets.Timepoint: Brackets will be evaluated every 4 weeks till 12 months at time point of 4-8-12-16-20....52 weeks.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vinaykumar Shah

K.M.Shah Dental College & Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University

drorthonaru@gmail.com9601949590

Outcome results

None listed

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