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Palatal implants versus headgear for orthodontic anchorage - a randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN24433142
Enrollment
40
Registered
2003-09-12
Start date
2002-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Oral Health: Orthodontics Oral Health Orthodontics

Interventions

The anchorage offered by implants will be compared with that from conventional orthodontic anchorage reinforcement techniques.

Sponsors

Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Added July 2008: The patients in the study all needed absolute anchorage, and no forward movement of upper molars could be allowed for successful treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Added July 2008: Poor oral hygiene, unwilling to wear fixed appliances, unwilling to wear headgear or have the implant placed, and medical history precluding fixed appliance treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Tooth movement. The difference in the mesial drift of the buccal teeth to be calculated: a. Relative to the cranial base using the Pitchfork analysis (Luecke and Johnston, 1992; Johnston, 1996) on the start and finish lateral cephalometric radiograph b. Relative to the palatal rugae, from the start and finish study models (Hoggan and Sadowsky, 2001)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Implant stability, discomfort and any signs of inflammation of the peri-implant tissues will be recorded with percussion tests using a Resonance Frequency Analyser (Meredith, 1998) and standard periodontal indices 2. Patient acceptability, compliance and discomfort measured using a questionnaire 3. Treatment outcome measured with the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index on the pre- and post-treatment study models

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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