Duration Of Lower Labial Segment Alignment With Repeated Micro-Osteoperforations: (MOP)
Malocclusion
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Malocclusion focused on measuring micro-osteperforation, orthodontic tooth movement, treatment duration
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Gender : Male and Female
- Age range : ≥ 18years to 45 years old
- Crowding of 3mm - 7mm on lower labial segment (lower right canine to lower left canine) which does not require extractions in the lower arch
- Class II div I Incisor relationship with extraction of both upper 1st premolars
- Maximum anchorage control with temporary anchorage device ( TAD) , with Molar Class II (¼ to full unit) malocclusion
- Average vertical facial proportions
- No systemic disease
- Acceptable good oral hygiene
- No periodontal disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- Smokers
- Distally angulated canines
- History of trauma (crown fracture or avulsion and re-implantation) , endodontic treatment
- Missing permanent mandibular anterior teeth ( Hypodontia) / Retained deciduous teeth in mandibular anterior area
- Habits eg: fingernails biting , toothpick user , using hard toothbrush
- Vertical skeletal discrepancies eg high angle and low angle
- Systemic disease especially on long term use of antibiotics, phenytoin, cyclosporin, anti-inflammatory drugs, systemic corticosteroid and calcium channel blockers
- Poor oral hygiene for more than 3 visits
- Current periodontal disease
Sites / Locations
- Faculty of Dentistry , University of Malaya
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Micro-osteoperforations
control
Lower arch, 2 MOPs vertically at interdental area bilaterally mesial to lower 6's ; mesial to lower 1st premolar; mesial to lower 2's and between the lower 1's..The start date of lower labial segment alignment (T1) was recorded after insertion of the lower 0.014'' NiTi archwire. Participants were reviewed every 6 weeks and repeated MOPs were performed for the experimental group until the completion of lower labial segment alignment (LLS), which is when the Little's irregularity index scores one, indicating a minimum irregularity of ≤ 2 mm contact point displacement, based on the contact point displacements of the mandibular anterior segment, from canine to canine.
Conventional orthodontic treatment without any aid in tooth acceleration method / device