The purpose of this study is to compare expansion result and the overall experience between the Invisalign Palatal Expander and the Hyrax expander.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
Removable palatal expander where expanders are changed to obtain up to .25mm expansion per expander
Palatal expander cemented into mouth where a screw is turned to obtain .25mm expansion per turn
Orange Coast Orthodontics
Laguna Hills, California, United States
RECRUITINGSpillers Orthodontics
Warner Robins, Georgia, United States
RECRUITINGInnovative Orthodontic Centers
Naperville, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGwidth of palate after expansion
intraoral scans will be taken of the subject's upper arch, including palate throughout the study and widths will be measured
Time frame: from enrollment to study completion, approximately 4 months
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The Orthodontic Studio
Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
RECRUITING