Orthdontic treatment of dental malalignment using clear aligner therapy
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The retrieved aligners from patients undergoing treatment with directly printed aligners
Group 2: The retrieved aligners from patients undergoing treatment with conventional aligners (Invisal
Sponsors
Zentrum der Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde (Carolinum) der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 48 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Complete permanent dentition (without aplasies), healthy pardont, probing depth of blow 3 mm, good oral hygiene of gingival and plaque index below or equal to 1, skeletal class I or II malocclusion, mild crowding in the anterior segment of the teeth.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: systematic diseases, use of medications, attachment loss, prothetic restorations in a form of crowns, bridges or partial prosthetics, untreated caries, smoking, pregnancy or breast feeding, history of trauma, CMD, bruxism or parafunction, previous orthodontic treatment, chemotherapy or radiation in the past 6 months, skeletal class III malocclusions, severe crowding, extraction treatment, lack of compliance
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective is to compare the surface roughness, mechanical characteristics and thickness of direct printed aligners using the TC-85 DAC polymer after a week usage by patients in comparison to the SmartTrack material of Invisalign aligners and conventional in-house aligners. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary objective is to compare surface roughness of direct printed aligners using the TC-85 DAC polymer after a week usage by patients in comparison to the SmartTrack material of Invisalign aligners and conventional in-house aligners.. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactStefan Kopp
Zentrum der Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Outcome results
None listed