ACCELERATING ALIGNER TREATMENT USING LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATION: A SINGLE-CENTER, RANDOMISED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

ACCELERATING ALIGNER TREATMENT USING LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATION: A SINGLE-CENTER, RANDOMISED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL - On acceleration of orthodontic treatments with aligners

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00015613

Enrollment

Registered

2018-09-25

Start date

2016-09-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Accelerating orthodontic treatment with aligners

Interventions

Group 1: Group A: 15 patients were assigned a conventional orthodontic protocol: aligners replaced every 14 days Group 2: Group B: 15 patients replaced the aligners every 14 days and also used a low-f

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

14 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Permanent dentition • Complete dentition, or at most 1 missing tooth per quadrant (excluding third molars) • No supernumerary teeth • No tooth shape anomalies • No tooth rotation > 35° • No diastems > 5 mm • Crowding < 5 mm per arch

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Systemic pathologies • Ongoing pharmacological treatment able to influence orthodontic movement (e.g. prostaglandin inhibitors or biphosphonates) • Active periodontal disease • Need for treatment for extraction space closure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Accelerating orthodontic treatment with aligners without losing precision	—

Countries

Italy

Contacts

Public ContactGiuseppe Siciliani

University of Ferrara

sci@unife.it+390532202528

Outcome results

None listed

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