Patients with moderate mandibular anterior crowding will be treated in this study. The efficacy of micro-osteoperforations technique by special drill in accelerating orthodontic tooth movement during clear aligners therapy will be assessed along with patient's pain and satisfaction. There are two groups: 1. a group of patients in which participants will be received treatment with the traditional clear aligners technique in addition to a micro-osteoperforations technique. 2. a group of patients in which participants will be received treatment with the traditional clear aligners technique alone
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Change in Little's Index of Irregularity
Timeframe: T0: immediately before the start of orthodontic treatment; T1: after one month; T2: after two months; T3: after 5 months when Little's Index of Irregularity less than 1 mm and final aligner does not apply any pressure
Overall treatment Time
Timeframe: After 5 months when Little's Index of Irregularity less than 1 mm and final aligner will be properly fitting and does not apply any pressure on the teeth with absolute ease of placing and removing it from the teeth,