Comparison Between Digital 3D Printed Transfer Tray Versus Thermoformed Transfer Tray for Indirect Bonding

Comparison Between Digital 3D Printed Transfer Tray Versus Thermoformed Transfer Tray for Indirect Bonding: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03363607

Enrollment

Registered

2017-12-06

Start date

2017-12-31

Completion date

2019-03-31

Last updated

2017-12-06

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Conditions

Orthodontic Indirect Bonding

Brief summary

The study evaluates the accuracy of indirect bonding using 3D printed transfer tray versus thermoformed transfer tray. Half of the brackets will be bonded indirectly using the 3D printed transfer tray and the other half will be bonded indirectly using the thermoformed transfer tray.

Interventions

PROCEDUREDigital indirect bonding

Indirect bonding of orthodontic attachments using digital 3D printed transfer tray

PROCEDUREConventional indirect bonding

Indirect bonding of orthodontic attachments using thermoformed transfer tray

PROCEDUREIntraoral scanning

Intraoral Scanning of the bonded brackets

PROCEDURESuperimposition and evaluation

superimposition of the brackets' positions before and after bonding and evaluation of the transfer accuracy

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients seeking orthodontic treatment with fixed orthodontic appliance. * Patients with full set of permanent teeth * Good oral hygiene and periodontal condition.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients suffering from any periodontal disease. * Patients with poor oral hygiene * Enamel hypoplasia and hypocalcification * Deep carious lesions / large restorations

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Linear and angular Positioning of the brackets	Immediately after bonding	To evaluate the transfer accuracy of the brackets by the two transfer trays by measuring the linear and angular differences in the brackets' positions before and after bonding.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Bonding failure of the brackets.	three months	Evaluation of the bond failure by counting the number of detached brackets immediately and over a three months follow up period.
Chair side time	during the bonding procedure	To evaluate the chair side time of indirect bonding in each technique

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026