The investigators hypothesize that brief, daily application of HFA will increase the efficiency of clear aligner treatment by altering PDL metabolism without increasing pain or discomfort. The investigators will divide subjects into 5 groups changing clear aligners at different time intervals with or without HFA application for 5 minutes/day to assess the effect on: time intervals between aligners, cytokine activity, and pain perception.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Use of the VPro5 device for 5 minutes a day
Patients reduced Tray Wear Time Interval (14 Days)
CTOR
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Orthodontia Studio
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
House of Orthodontia
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Atique Orthodontics
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Average Aligner Tracking Percentage
Average assessed via measurement of intraoral scan and prediction software
Time frame: Through study completion, average of 25 days
Cytokine Levels
Time frame: Through study completion, average of 25 days
Pain Perception via Numerical Rating Scale
Time frame: Day 1 and Day 3 of each aligner
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