Active clinical trials for "Overbite"

The study was directed to compare the treatment outcomes of subjects with Class II malocclusion who were treated with Herbst appliance before and after puberty.

Thirty two patients requiring extraction of maxillary first premolars and en-masse retraction of upper anterior teeth will participate in the study. They will be divided randomly into two groups: electrical group and control group. In each group, en-masse retraction will be initiated after completion of the leveling and alignment phase via closed nickel-titanium coil springs applying 250 g of force per side, Mini-implants will be used as an anchor unit. The overall retraction duration will be calculated. The skeletal, dental and soft tissue changes will be detected using panoramic and lateral cephalometric radiographs which will be obtained pretreatment, pre and post en-masse retraction of the anterior teeth.

The aim of the study is to perform a three-dimensional (3D) evaluation of the dentoskeletal changes in pubertal Class II malocclusion subjects treated with the Herbst appliance (HAG), in comparison with a Class II comparison group (CG). 3D virtual models generated from three time-point CBCTs (T0, baseline; T1, immediately after Herbst insertion; and T2, 8 months after) of 25 HAG patients will be evaluated. Virtual models obtained from 25 Class II malocclusion patients, in the same stage of biologic maturation and skeletal abnormality, but with no orthopedic treatment will be constructed for the CG subjects. These CG patients are under orthodontic treatment, but only with teeth alignment. Voxel based registration on the anterior cranial fossa will be used to assess maxillary and mandibular displacement/articular fossa remodeling; regional registration on the mandibular corpus will be performed to evaluate mandibular growth and mandibular dental changes; and regional registration on the anterior region of the maxilla will be performed to evaluate maxillary growth and maxillary dental changes.

Sixty patients who need extraction-based treatment of the maxillary first premolars with subsequent retraction of the maxillary anterior teeth will be divided randomly into three groups: piezocision group, piezocision with low-level laser therapy group, and control group. In each group, after the levelling and alignment phase is completed, the rectangular stainless steel archwires (0.019" × 0.025") will be inserted, then after two weeks, the en masse retraction will be started via closed nickel-titanium coil springs applying 250 g of force per side. For anchorage, mini implants will be inserted between the second premolars and the first molar on each side.

Aim: to search for reasons for seeking orthodontic treatment, compliance during orthodontic treatment, drop-out from orthodontic treatment and success of orthodontic treatment. Methods: evaluation before, during and at the end of orthodontic treatment. Clinical and diagnostic evaluation of complexity before and at the end of orthodontic treatment, evaluation of awareness of treatment need, impact on social and psychological aspects, functional disturbances, impact of malocclusion on quality of life, social interaction, ability to perform daily activities.

Patients at the Orthodontic Department of University of Damascus Dental School will be examined and subjects who meet the inclusion criteria will be included. Then, initial diagnostic records (diagnostic gypsum models, internal and external oral photographs, as well as radiographic images) will be studied to ensure that the selection criteria are accurately matched. The aim of this study is to compare flapless bone cutting by mechanical drills to evaluate the acceleration of the retraction of upper canines versus traditional bone cutting by piezo-surgery in comparison with a control group without bone cutting after extraction of upper first premolars in class II type I patients.

The study aimed to estimate clinically an influence of 635nm diode laser on the primary and secondary stability of orthodontic mini-implants placed in a maxilla, to assess mini-implants failure rate (mini-implant loss) and to evaluate a pain level after the treatment. The randomized clinical split-mouth trial included 15 subjects, 30 implants (Dual Top Anchor System, Seoul, Korea) with a diameter 1.4mm and length of 10mm. Mini-implants were placed in the area of the attached gingiva between the second premolar and first molar teeth 2 mm below the mucogingival junction of both sides of the maxilla in 15 patients.

Comparison of orthodontic patients treated with aligners and traditional (clear braces)

The study aimed to clinically estimate an influence of a 635nm diode laser on the primary and secondary stability of orthodontic mini-implants placed in a maxilla, to assess mini-implants failure rate (mini-implant loss) and to evaluate a pain level after the treatment. The randomized clinical split-mouth trial included 15 subjects, 30 implants (Dual Top Anchor System, Seoul, Korea) with a diameter 1.4mm and length of 10mm. Mini-implants were placed in the area of the attached gingiva between the second premolar and first molar teeth 2 mm below the mucogingival junction of both sides of the maxilla in 20 patients (13 women and 7 men; age: 32.5 ± 6.1 years).

The study aimed to evaluate the influence of a 635nm diode laser on the stability of orthodontic mini-implants in vitro, as well as mini-implants failure rate (mini-implant loss) and patients pain level after the treatment. A randomized clinical split-mouth trial was concluded with 22 subjects (14 women, 8 men), 44 orthodontic mini-implants with a diameter 1.4mm and length of 10mm. Mini-implants were placed between teeth 3 and 4; and 13 and 14 (Universal Numbering System), in the area of the attached gingiva, 2 mm below mucogingival junction.