Wear-documentation and Orthodontic Appliance Compliance

University of Helsinki52 enrolled

Overview

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate whether thermosensory wear-time documentation improves patient compliance of removable orthodontic appliances treated in a public health care clinic. The patients are children and adolescents.

Qualitative subjective evaluation of appliance wear comfort and compliance is recorded, in addition to objective wear-time documentations.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Orthodontic Appliance Complication

Interventions

Wear-documentation microchipDEVICE

Microchip embedded in the appliance

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 15 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * orthodontic treatment with removable appliances planned Exclusion Criteria: * non-compliance to participate in the study

Locations (1)

City of Vantaa

Vantaa, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Treatment-time

months

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Patient satisfaction

qualitative self-evaluation

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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