A study to evaluate the effects of ultrasound in bone formation after upper jaw expansion through radiograph

Evaluation of the role of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on Midpalatal sutural bone formation after rapid palatal expansion through Cone Beam Computed Tomography : A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/07/054684

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-03

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-25

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M260- Major anomalies of jaw size

Interventions

Intervention1: Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound: Rapid maxillary expansion with LIPUS in post expansion period. It operates at 1.5 MHz frequency frequency in a pulsed wave - 100,1000Hz, low intensity -

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with maxillary skeletal posterior cross bite Patients with informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with cleft lip and or palate and syndromic patients Patients with history of trauma or fracture in the maxillofacial region Patients with history of any systemic bone disorders. Medically compromised patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
comparison of Radiographic bone density preoperative and after rapid palatal expansion in intervention and control groupTimepoint: preoperatively and 3 months after expansion	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
nilTimepoint: nil	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ritu Duggal

Centre for Dental Education and Research

rituduggal@rediffmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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