Assessment of Treatment Efficacy Using Smile Arc Marginal Ridge Approach Versus MBT Chart Method for Bracket Positioning
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Smile Arc Marginal Ridge Approach (SAMRA), MBT Chart Method.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Class I Malocclusion. Basic parameters: 11 years — 30 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
- Egypt
- Next step
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Official title
Assessment of Treatment Efficacy Using Smile Arc Marginal Ridge Approach Versus MBT Chart Method for Bracket Positioning: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Overview
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of Smile Arc Marginal Ridge Approach (SAMRA) versus MBT chart method for bracket positioning on orthodontic treatment results. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is there a difference in orthodontic treatment results between smile arc marginal ridge approach (SAMRA) and MBT chart method for bracket positioning? Does SAMRA provide more accurate orthodontic results and reduce the number of archwire bendings and brackets repositioning needed during finishing? The investigators will compare Smile Arc Marginal Ridge Approach (SAMRA) with MBT Chart Method (gold standard) to see if SAMRA provides more accurate orthodontic results and reduce the need for archwire bendings and brackets repositioning during finishing. Participants will: * Undergo orthodontic treatment and divided into two groups, Group A (SAMRA) and Group B (MBT Chart Method). * 0.018-inch MBT brackets will be used in both groups. * Follow ups every 1 month will take place to change the archwires after becoming passive. * After leveling and alignment is completed, orthodontic treatment results, number of archwire bendings and brackets repositioning needed will be determined to see which type of intervention is better or if both provide similar results.
Interventions
- Other Smile Arc Marginal Ridge Approach (SAMRA)
Smile Arc Marginal Ridge Approach (SAMRA) is a new orthodontic bonding technique proposed by Dr. Dalia El Bokle where she stated that it provides more accurate orthodontic results and less time and effort needed during finished. No randomized clinical trials are done on this new approach yet so our study is the first one to test it. 0.018-inch MBT brackets will be used in our study. - Other MBT Chart Method
For our comparator group MBT Chart Method will be used. Using charts during orthodontic bonding procedures is considered the gold standard. 0.018-inch brackets will be used.
Primary outcome measures
- Orthodontic treatment results [Time frame: 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Number of additional archwire bending and bracket repositioning needed [Time frame: 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Orthodontic patients aged 11-30 years old.
- Mild or moderate crowding not requiring tooth extraction.
- Full permanent dentition including fully erupted 7s not necessarily 8s.
- Good oral hygiene.
- Skeletal and dentoalveolar class I malocclusion.
Exclusion criteria
- Systemic disease potentially affecting the study outcome.
- Cleft lip and palate/syndromic patients.
- Any signs or symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
- Previous orthodontic treatment.
- Pregnant females.
- Chronic use of medications.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University — Cairo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06652230 · 42/7/24