23 female participants with class II div I will have extraction of bilateral first bicuspids 10 weeks after bond- up appointment. The extracted teeth will be preserved in special containers for subsequent microscopic analysis. Four months later, upon space closure phase, the patient will have a piezocision surgery on one side randomly chosen. Virtual models will be generated once before the surgery and monthly after for four and a half months. The models will be scanned by CADCAM and later tooth movement will be analyzed in regards to the rugae area.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
23
After a surgical cut using #15 surgical blade 2-3 mm distal to the canine a pizocision using piezo-surgery device is made.
Postgraduate orthodontic clinics, Jordan University of Science and Technology
Irbid, Jordan
Rate of space closure
Every six weeks from the first impression, made on the day of surgery (T0), an impression will be taken, (T1, T2, T3). Images of the impressions will be generated using computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CADCAM) to evaluate the space changes from a fixed reference point; the rugae area.
Time frame: four and half months
Root resorption
The extraction will take place 10 weeks after the bonding up-appointment. Atraumatic extraction of the upper first premolars will be executed. The periodontist, performing the extraction, will have the extracted teeth stored in containers that contain sterilized deionized water. Each tooth will be placed in ultrasonic bath for 10 minutes to loosen any residual periodontal ligament's and soft tissue fragments' traces which will be later removed by wet gauze with a rubbing motion. Each tooth will be scanned three dimensionally by a desktop X-ray micro-tomography system. Teeth will be scanned with X-rays while being rotated over 360°. Three-dimension object will be generated by a 3D cone beam reconstruction algorithm utilizing the 2D images that have resulted from the scanning process.
Time frame: Ten weeks
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