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CLINICAL TRIAL TO COMPARE AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOW INTENSITY PULSED ULTRASOUND (LIPUS) AND LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT) IN TREATING SKELETAL CLASS II CASES WITH FUNCTIONAL APPLIANCES.

A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL TO COMPARE AND EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOW INTENSITY PULSED ULTRASOUND (LIPUS) AND LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT) IN TREATING SKELETAL CLASS II CASES WITH FUNCTIONAL APPLIANCES.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/12/038869
Enrollment
24
Registered
2021-12-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: LOW INTENSITY PULSED ULTRASOUND (LIPUS): Low Intensity Pulsed Ultra Sound (LIPUS): Group I will be receiving ultrasound therapy with functional appliance. The LIPUS therapy will be perf

Sponsors

Sri Hasanamba dental College and Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient age group between 9-15 2. Skeletal Class II malocclusion with ANB >= 4 3. Pre-pubertal patients with CVMI stage below 4 4. Positive VTO 5. Orthognathic maxilla with retrognathic mandible 6. Overjet greater than 5mm 7. Average to horizontal growth pattern 8. Patients who are indicated for mandibular advancement using twin block functional appliance

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Prognathic maxilla with orthognathic mandible 2. Condylar hyperplasia, cleft lip/palate or craniofacial deformities 3. CVMI stage greater than 5 4. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) 5. History of trauma to the dentofacial region 6. Systemic diseases 7. Patients on long term medications 8. Previous history of orthodontic treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To evaluate the change in mandibular morphology in skeletal Class II cases treated with functional appliances in conjugation with LIPUS. 2. To evaluate the change in mandibular morphology in skeletal Class II cases treated with functional appliances in conjugation with LLLT. 3. To compare and evaluate the change in mandibular morphology in skeletal Class II cases treated with functional appliances and in conjugation with LIPUS and LLLT. Timepoint: 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
3. To compare and evaluate the change in mandibular morphology in skeletal Class II cases treated with functional appliances and in conjugation with LIPUS and LLLT.Timepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHarish B

Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital

rejiabm@gmail.com9947181545

Outcome results

None listed

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