Comparison of Alignment Efficiency of Steel Vs Elastomeric Ligatures In Lower Anterior Teeth

Khyber College of dentistry180 enrolled

Overview

To compare the treatment time required by elastomeric ligatures and steel ligatures, in days, to achieve complete alignment of the lower anterior teeth.

Treatment time required to achieve alignment by two ligation methods will help us in future to choose a better method. The two methods study are elastomeric ligature and steel ligature.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Malocclusion of Anterior Teeth

Interventions

Steel ligatureDEVICE

Steel ligatures that are used to ligate wire with bracket

Elastomeric ligatureDEVICE

Elastomeric ligature that is used to ligate wire to bracket

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients coming for fixed orthodontic treatment requiring premolar extraction in mandibular arch. 2. Age 12-18 years. 3. No adjunct therapeutic intervention involving functional or orthopaedic appliances. 4. Little's Irregularity index score of 7-9mm. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with systemic conditions and taking medications affecting tooth movement. 2. Lower anterior teeth that are missing, impacted or unerupted, or have fractured crown, restorations, Enamel Defects, Caries. 3. Poor periodontal health

Locations (1)

Khyber College of Dentistry

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Alignment time to reach little irregularity index of zero

Time frame: From recruitment to 8 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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