BRIUS Vs FFA Efficiency

State University of New York at Buffalo13 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the Full Fixed Preadjusted appliances (regular braces) when to the BRIUS system.

This is a randomized controlled trial which aims to identify the effectiveness of alignment in the BRIUS group when compared to the full fixed appliance group. The secondary aim of the study is to identify any difference in discomfort experienced by the patients when undergoing treatment using the two appliances The investigators also aim to quantify the extent of tooth movement that is achieved through each appliance within a given time frame

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dental Malocclusion Angle Class II Angle Class I Crowding, Tooth

Interventions

BRIUSDEVICE

This is a device that is designed based on movements planned virtually on a computer program. Then all the planned movements are embedded into the wire causing the wire to have the necessary bends to move every tooth into its pre-planned final position. This causes the pre-activated wire to consistently express a low force over a long period of time onto all the teeth. This allows the teeth to move into the final position and treatment progresses towards completion

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 17 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 10 to 18 years old * Angle Class I and Cl II (up to half cusp) molar and canine relationship. * Fully erupted permanent dentition (excluding third molars). * Crowding of 7 mm or less. * Must be able to maintain good oral hygiene assessed by the orthodontist during their visits. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous history of orthodontic treatment or orthognathic surgery * Subjects who require extractions or orthognathic surgery * Multiple missed appointments * Deteriorating oral hygiene and craniofacial syndromes or disorders * Severe gag reflex resulting from the use of intra-oral scanners

Locations (1)

Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Overall 3D Movement

absoluate measurement of extent of movement of teeth

Time frame: 18 weeks

Little's Irregularity Index

Little's irregularity index. The index measures the alignment discrepancy in the five contact points of the lower anterior region in millimeteres. The minimum score is zero and the maximum is 10 or above. The greater the score the worse the outcome

Time frame: 18 weeks

Discomfort

Online survey will evaluate discomfort arising from the orthodontic brackets between patients in the two groups. A visual analog scale from 0-10 millimeter will be applied. The greater the score the worse the discomfort level.

Time frame: 18 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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