The Efficacy of Lingual Aligners in Adults.
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Lingual aligners.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Malocclusion, Angle Class I. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Switzerland
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Efficacy of Lingual Aligners in Adults: a Pilot Study.
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of lingual aligners in adults. The main question to answer is: \- Are lingual aligners effective in achieving desired and predicted tooth movements?
Detailed description
The aim of this pilot study is to assess the effectiveness and the accuracy of lingual aligners by evaluating the discrepancy between the predicted and the achieved amounts of tooth movements.
Also:
* Patient discomfort and pain * Appliance defects * Patient compliance * Chair and treatment time
Key inclusion criteria:
* Adults older than 18 years old * About to undergo orthodontic treatment
Key exclusion criteria:
* Patients with tooth extractions or tooth agenesis with space closure * Patients with surface enamel defects * Pregnant patients * Syndromic patients or those with cleft lip and/or palate * Patients with metabolic diseases
Interventions
- Device Lingual aligners
orthodontic treatment with lingual aligners
Primary outcome measures
- Tooth movement [Time frame: At the end of study completion, an average of 10 months.]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Patient discomfort / pain [Time frame: Each patient visit, through study completion, an average of 10 months]
- Appliance defects [Time frame: Each patient visit, through study completion, an average of 10 months]
- Patient compliance [Time frame: Each patient visit, through study completion, an average of 10 months]
- Chair and treatment time [Time frame: Each patient visit, through study completion, an average of 10 months .]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adults older than 18 years old
- About to undergo orthodontic treatment
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with tooth extractions or tooth agenesis with space closure
- Patients with surface enamel defects
- Pregnant patients
- Syndromic patients or those with cleft lip and/or palate
- Patients with metabolic diseases
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Switzerland · 1 center
- University of Geneva — Geneva
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06050655 · 2023-D0045