Comparative Assessment of Adhesive PreCoated (APC) Flash-free and Conventional Brackets and the Effects on Enamel Demineralization and Periodontal Health

A Comparative Assessment of Adhesive PreCoated (APC) Flash-free and Conventional Brackets, and the Effects on Enamel Demineralization and Periodontal Health

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07752290

Enrollment

Registered

2026-08-07

Start date

2024-07-20

Completion date

2024-12-10

Last updated

2026-08-13

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Conditions

Enamel Demineralization

Keywords

Periodontal Index, Bleeding on probing, Laser fluorescence, Oral Hygiene

Brief summary

Adhesive PreCoated (APC) flash-free brackets have been recently introduced, with no need of flash removal step. Evaluation of APC and conventional brackets and their effects on enamel demineralization and periodontal health.

Detailed description

Comparative assessment of Adhesive PreCoated (APC) flash-free and conventional brackets, and their effects on enamel demineralization and periodontal health.

Interventions

OTHERGroup A

Adhesive PreCoated (APC) Flash-free brackets

OTHERGroup B

Conventional brackets (Ortho Care UK Ltd)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 35 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Good periodontal health with no history of systemic problems * Mild to moderate crowding * Class I and Class II malocclusions * Non extraction treatment plan * Permanent dentition and no visible demineralization of buccal/labial surfaces of teeth * Absence of rotated teeth * No past history of orthodontic treatment

Exclusion criteria

* Severe Class III/Class II malocclusions * Primary/mixed dentition * Patients not willing to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
comparative assessment of Adhesive PreCoated (APC) flash-free and conventional brackets and their effects on enamel demineralization and periodontal health	6 months	To evaluate the difference of APC and conventional brackets, and their effects on enamel demineralization and periodontal health using diagnodont pen using numerical value on a 0 to 99 scale. 0 - 12: Healthy tooth structure; no or minimal fluorescence.13 - 24: Enamel caries, 25 - 99: Dentin caries

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORShoaib Rahim, FCPS

FUCD & H

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 14, 2026