Maxillary Deficiency
Conditions
Keywords
Tongue plate, Facemask, class III maxillary deficiency, orthodontic angle class three
Brief summary
A new appliance will be used to transfer the tongue force during its physiological activity to advance the nasomaxillary complex; this method will be compared with the traditional method which uses a Facemask appliance.
Detailed description
The above method will be compared with traditional one which uses the Facemask in combination with an intra-oral appliance.
Interventions
OTHERTongue plate
A functional appliance use for maxillary protraction.It has two adams clasp and two C clasp to retained the appliance and long palatal plate in the canine area which cages the tongue and transfer the force of the tongue during physiological activity to the upper arch. It has posterior bite plate and middle screw for maxillary expansion.It should be used all the time except meal time and brushing the teeth,the acrylic appliance makes specifically for the patient.
OTHERFacemask
An extraoral appliance use for treatment of maxillary deficiency in growing patients.It takes anchorage from chin and forehead, it has removable intraoral appliance with hooks for elastics that exerted a force of 300 gr.It should be used 14 hours a day.
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Growing patients * Class III with maxillary deficiency
Exclusion criteria
* Previous orthodontic treatment * Un cooperative patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cephalometric angles and clinical features | At least 6 months |
Countries
Iran
Outcome results
None listed