CompletedNot Applicable

Early Versus Late Intermaxillary Elastics in Patients With Class II Malocclusion

Egypt20 participantsStarted 2021-04-01

Plain-language summary

This clinical trial aimed to compare the effect of immediate light short Class II elastics versus conventional Class II elastics on the skeletal, dental and soft tissues in patients with Class II malocclusion. Participants with class II malocclusion divided into 2 groups; early group wore immediate light short Class II elastics and conventional group wore conventional Class II elastics on rigid stainless steel arch wires.

Who can participate

Age range12 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Permanent dentition stage with fully erupted permanent teeth (excluding third molars). * Patients with increased overjet. * Patients with canine Class II malocclusion. * Treatment plan involves the use of a pre-adjusted edgewise fixed orthodontic appliance with a non-extraction approach. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a gummy smile. * Obvious periodontal disease and gingival recession. * Vulnerable patients (orphans, subjects with mental disorders…. etc.).

What they're measuring

the change of the maxillary incisors inclination

Timeframe: from the beginning of the treatment till treatment was done about 15 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06232928

SponsorAin Shams University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-02-23

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