Clinical trials: Orthodontic Treatment
Orthodontics, Retention
Vacuum-formed Retainer Versus Bonded Retainer to Prevent Relapse After Orthodontic Treatment
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate and compare stability after orthodontic treatment with an Essix retainer and a bonded cuspid-to-cuspid retainer (CTC), respectively in the mandibular arch and longitudinally follow these…
- Trial name
- NCT03070444
- Testing
- CTC retainer, Essix retainer maxilla, Essix retainer mandible
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Gävleborg
Healthy, Maxillary First Premolar Tooth Extraction
Gingival Crevicular Fluid Characterization During Orthodontic Treatment
During Orthodontic tooth movement, teeth are moved through alveolar bone under applied forces. The applied mechanical loading force must be transferred to the alveolar bone via periodontal ligament (PDL).
- Conditions
- Healthy, Maxillary First Premolar Tooth Extraction, Canine Retraction
- Trial name
- NCT04226469
- Testing
- Tooth movement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Orthodontic Pathological Resorption of External Root, Complication of Personal Oral Hygiene
Comparison of Oral Hygiene & Root Resorption During Orthodontic Treatment
Orthodontic treatment has been traditionally carried out with fixed appliances involving the use of stainless steel brackets and archwires.
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT02745626)
- Testing
- Appliance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Malocclusion
OrthoPulse™ and Its Effect on the Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Alignment: A Pilot Feasibility Study
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of OrthoPulse™, an intra-oral LED (Light Emitting Diode) photobiomodulation device, on the rate of anterior orthodontic alignment.
- Trial name
- NCT02267837
- Testing
- OrthoPulse™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Biolux Research Holdings, Inc.
Malocclusion, Class II Buccal Segment Relationship
Chesterfield Micro-implant Study Involving Three Types of Anchorage Methods in Orthodontics
Research problem: Anchorage reinforcement is effective with headgear provided patient compliance is optimal. Nance palatal arch have also been shown to be effective.
- Trial name
- PJSPhD (NCT00995436)
- Testing
- Extraoral anchorage, Miniscrews, Nance
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital
Bone Loss, Vertical Alveolar Bone Loss
Bioactive Glass (Sol-gel) for Alveolar Bone Regeneration After Surgical Extraction
The purpose of the present research is to evaluate the effect of bioactive glass in bone regeneration immediately following extraction of mandibular and maxillary premolars.The hypothesis of the study assumes that this treatment…
- Conditions
- Bone Loss, Vertical Alveolar Bone Loss, Horizontal Alveolar Bone Loss
- Trial name
- NCT01878084
- Testing
- bioactive glass (sol-gel), empty extraction socket
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Orthodontic Treatment, Tooth Crowding
Assessment of the Efficacy of the Aerodentis System
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Aerodentis System for orthodontic tooth movement in an open label, two-arms, non-inferiority clinical study.
- Conditions
- Orthodontic Treatment, Tooth Crowding, Orthodontics
- Trial name
- NCT03421886
- Testing
- Aerodentis system, Invisalign clear aligner system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
NSAID, Pain Management
Pre-emptive Analgesics in Orthodontic Treatment
This study is designed to determine if the preemptive use of a combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen is more effective in reducing pain following orthodontic tooth movement when compared to the use of acetaminophen and…
- Trial name
- NCT03523988
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Inflammation of Mouth, Acute Mucous Inflammation
Efficacy of Anthocyanin Mouthrinse for Oral Anti-inflammation From Orthodontic Treatment
The purpose of this study is to compare the oral inflammatory reduction effect caused from orthodontic treatment of anthocyanin and placebo mouthrinse.
- Trial name
- NCT02536781
- Testing
- Anthocyanin
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
Malocclusion
The Effects of Extraoral Photobiomodulation on the Rate of Orthodontic Alignment
The aim of this study is to determine if extraoral OrthoPulse®, which emits extraoral LED (Light Emitting Diode) photobiomodulation (PBM), reduces the time it takes to complete orthodontic alignment.
- Trial name
- NCT02267824
- Testing
- Extraoral OrthoPulse® PBM, Fixed Orthodontic Appliance Treatment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Biolux Research Holdings, Inc.
Malocclusion
Accelerated Invisalign Therapy in Conjunction With Acceledent Aura
Purpose: The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of accelerated Invisalign and vibration therapy on rate of orthodontic tooth movement, activation of inflammation biomarkers as well as pain levels experienced by…
- Trial name
- NCT02868554
- Testing
- AcceleDent Aura, Accelerated Invisalign therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Tooth Movement, Malocclusion
Accelerated Tooth Movement With AcceleDent® and Aligners - a Pilot Project
The AcceleDent® device has been introduced to the specialty of orthodontics in order to reduce treatment time. The theory behind AcceleDent® is that high frequency vibratory forces (30Hz) delivered to the teeth will stimulate the…
- Trial name
- NCT02438280
- Testing
- AcceleDent, Vibrational Device
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Dental Malocclusion
Precision Orthodontics: A Comparison of Custom vs Traditional Bracket Treatment Efficiency
This investigational testing aims to target multiple investigations sites to examine treatment efficiency metrics using a completely digital and patient-specific bracket treatment system for the correction of malocclusions.
- Trial name
- NCT04266769
- Testing
- LightForce Orthodontic System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LightForce Orthodontics
Dental Plaque, Dental Caries
Evaluation of Oral Plaque Removal Utilizing an Adjunct Enzyme Pre-rinse
This study aims to investigate the impact of a bromelain pre-rinse adjunct on oral plaque removal in orthodontic subjects. The study's null hypothesis states that there is no statistically significant difference in visual plaque…
- Trial name
- NCT04512482
- Testing
- Bromelain, Powdered sugar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Malocclusion
Class II Correction Study Using the Invisalign System
To demonstrate that growing teenagers which present up to full cusp Class II malocclusions can be treated using the Invisalign System.
- Trial name
- NCT02376829
- Testing
- Invisalign System
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Align Technology, Inc.
Malocclusion
The Effect of Ultrasound on Orthodontic Tooth Movement
To study whether or not the Aevo System™ medical device enhances the rate of tooth movement in human subjects who use orthodontic braces.
- Trial name
- NCT01828164
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SmileSonica Inc.
White Spot Lesions
Fluoride Varnish for Treatment of White Spot Lesions
Study will look at ability of fluoride varnish to remineralize white spot enamel lesions that can occur around the edge of fixed orthodontic brackets.
- Trial name
- NCT01500187
- Testing
- Vanish Varnish, Pediagel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Solventum US LLC
Malocclusion
The Effect of OrthoPulse™ on the Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Movement
This open label study is designed to evaluate the ability of OrthoPulse™ to safely and effectively increase the rate of orthodontic tooth movement with fixed appliances.
- Trial name
- BX8RN (NCT02267811)
- Testing
- Orthodontic Treatment, OrthoPulse™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Biolux Research Holdings, Inc.
Teeth Straightening, Aligner Therapy
A Study to Compare Nighttime Aligners to Daytime Aligners
The purpose of this research study is to see if Nighttime Aligners (worn 10-12 hours per day or night) are effective and safe for tooth movement and if so, how they compare with the standard Daytime aligners (worn 20-22 hours per…
- Conditions
- Teeth Straightening, Aligner Therapy, Orthodontic Aligner
- Trial name
- NCT06539676
- Testing
- Nighttime Aligners, Daytime Aligners
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Dentsply Sirona Implants and Consumables
Malocclusion
Alveolar Microperforation for Inflammation-Enhanced Tooth Movement During Orthodontic Treatment
The purpose of this research study is to assess the clinical effectiveness of the procedure of a minimally invasive alveolar microperforation procedure to achieve accelerated tooth movement in patients undergoing orthodontic…
- Trial name
- Propel (NCT01720797)
- Testing
- Micro-osteoperforation, Anesthestic, Chlorhexidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida