Clinical Performance of a New Esthetic, Self-ligating Orthodontic Bracket

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Malocclusion

In brief

A cohort of 15 patients starting orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances will receive EXD-952 Ceramic Self-ligating brackets on all mandibular incisors and a different type of brackets on the remaining mandibular teeth. Tooth movement will be initiated using 0.014" or 0.016" Nickel-Titanium archwires. A second cohort of 15 patients will receive EXD-952 Ceramic Self-ligating bracket on all mandibular incisors in a later phase of their ongoing orthodontic treatment. The mandibular incisor brackets will be removed and EXD-952 Ceramic Self-ligating brackets placed instead. Other mandibular brackets will remain in place. Tooth movement will be performed using 0.019x0.025" Stainless Steel archwires. In both cohorts bracket door stability, the ability of the door to hold the archwire in the bracket slot, the bracket's ability to rotate teeth, clinicians' satisfaction with the bracket, and patient comfort in comparison with other brackets will be assessed. The evaluation for each patient will last for at least until one archwire change (cohort 1) or one appointment interval (6-8 weeks, cohort 2). After the evaluation period, EXD-952 Ceramic Self-ligating brackets will remain in place until the orthodontic treatment is completed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02959671

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

34

Starts

2017-01-01

Expected to finish

2020-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-14

Who can join

Age: 10 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Permanent mandibular dentition including incisors, canines, premolars, and first molars (includes subjects treated with the extraction of premolars)
• Mandibular incisors with sound, non-carious buccal enamel and no pretreatment with chemical agents such as hydrogen peroxide

You may not qualify if…

• Mental/emotional/developmental disability
• Inability to give informed consent
• Cleft lip and/or palate, craniofacial anomaly, or syndrome
• Obvious oral hygiene issues such as excessive plaque accumulation, gingivitis, and/or pre-existing white spot lesions
• Prosthodontic or restored substrate extending on the labial surface of mandibular incisors
• Deep bite
• Known allergies to any study materials

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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