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Effects of Invisalign Palatal Expander System

United States120 participantsStarted 2024-05-10

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Invisalign Palatal Expander system ingrowing patients. This study compares the treatment outcomes of Invisalign Palatal Expander system to conventional treatments through randomized controlled trial.

Who can participate

Age range6 Years – 14 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Mixed dentition phase with at least three nonmobile (stable) teeth which have more than 1/4 of primary molar root length left16 in either side
✓. Early permanent dentition stage and early permanent dentition but second permanent molars not yet fully erupted in the arch
✓. Unilateral or bilateral posterior cross bite patients; or Patients who have been diagnosed with transverse maxillary deficiency (Skeletal transverse discrepancy measured from the estimated center of resistances of the first molars17 ≤ - 3 mm);
✓. Patients with Class I or Class II skeletal relationship
✓. Subjects willing to consent to the trial

Exclusion criteria

✕. Any general medical health problems which may influence treatment
✕. Any craniofacial anomalies
✕. Skeletal Class III patients
✕. Mixed dentition patients with more than 2 heavily restored primary second or permanent first molars.

What they're measuring

Width change

Timeframe: 12-18 months

Arch width change

Timeframe: 12-18 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06414863

SponsorUniversity of the Pacific

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2028-05-10

Contact for this trial

Heeyeon Suh

415-351-7134 hsuh1@pacific.edu

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