Malocclusion of Anterior Teeth
Conditions
Keywords
Orthodontic treatment, Ligature type, Steel ligature, Elastomeric ligature, Alignment time
Brief summary
To compare the treatment time required by elastomeric ligatures and steel ligatures, in days, to achieve complete alignment of the lower anterior teeth.
Detailed description
Treatment time required to achieve alignment by two ligation methods will help us in future to choose a better method. The two methods study are elastomeric ligature and steel ligature.
Interventions
DEVICESteel ligature
Steel ligatures that are used to ligate wire with bracket
DEVICEElastomeric ligature
Elastomeric ligature that is used to ligate wire to bracket
Sponsors
Khyber College of dentistry
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Patients coming for fixed orthodontic treatment requiring premolar extraction in mandibular arch. 2. Age 12-18 years. 3. No adjunct therapeutic intervention involving functional or orthopaedic appliances. 4. Little's Irregularity index score of 7-9mm.
Exclusion criteria
1. Patients with systemic conditions and taking medications affecting tooth movement. 2. Lower anterior teeth that are missing, impacted or unerupted, or have fractured crown, restorations, Enamel Defects, Caries. 3. Poor periodontal health
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alignment time to reach little irregularity index of zero | From recruitment to 8 months |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed