Evaluation of Clinical Approaches to Accelerate Orthodontic Tooth Movement

Piezocision, Corticotomy and Micro-ostoeperforations to Accelerate Orthodontic Tooth Movement

This study will compare the techniques of piezocision and alveolar corticotomies in accelerating orthodontic retraction movement of canines. In a second phase, this clinical trial will evaluate the effectiveness of micro-osteoperforations in accelerating the retraction of maxillary incisors.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Orthodontic Tooth Movement
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: Piezocision; Device: Control Side; Procedure: Corticotomy; Procedure: Micro-osteoperforations

Detailed Description

The first phase will consist of a split-mouth study in patients who require the extraction of the first premolars to correct malocclusion. The canine will be retracted using corticotomy and piezocision surgical techniques, as well as without any intervention, being this the control side. In addition, it will be evaluated the inflammatory biomarkers present in the gingival crevicular sulcus during the dental movement, as well as data related to pain and discomfort. The second phase will evaluate the effects of micro-osteoperforations in the retraction of maxillary incisors. The following parameters will be evaluated in the upper arch: anteroposterior incisors and first molars displacement, space closure, inclination and length of central incisors.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 45
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • MG
    • Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 30535-610
      • Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 15 years to 45 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient with orthodontic need for bilateral upper first premolar extraction.
• Adequate dento-oral health
• ASA I and ASA II
• Compliance with clinic visits every 2 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of periodontal disease
• Smokers
• Altered bone metabolism (e.g., due to anti-resorptive drug, steroid or immunosuppressant use)
• Pregnancy
• Presence of cleft or any syndrome

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

5

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Piezocision; Piezocision-assisted canine retraction x Control (split mouth design)	Procedure: Piezocision; The first maxillary premolars will be extracted with orthodontic purpose. After 3 months of extraction, the orthodontic alignment and dental leveling will be obtained and a 0.016x0.022 stainless steel wire will be placed, as well as orthodontic mini-implants (Morelli®, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil). The retraction of the canines will begin using closed nickel-titanium spring (120g). The piezocision surgery will be performed only in one side of the mouth. Three vertical piezo-incisions will be performed near the edentulous region and mesially to the canine root, in the vestibular alveolar cortical bone with the Ultrasonic instrument (BS1 insert Piezotome ™, Satelec Group Acteon Merignac, France) in depth of 3 mm. The intraoral digital scans will be performed with 7 and 14 days after the start of retraction, and then 14 in 14 days to a maximum period of 6 months. The patients will be advised to take analgesics (paracetamol or dipyrone) only if necessary.; Device: Control Side; The first maxillary premolars will be extracted with orthodontic purpose. Fixed orthodontic appliance will be bonded (0.022x0.025 slot with MBT prescription in incisors and Standart in the other teeth) with a power arm welded in the bracks upper canines brackets. After 3 months of extraction, the alignment and dental leveling will be obtained and a 0.016x0.022 stainless steel wire will be placed, as well as orthodontic mini-implants (Morelli®, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil) between the roots of the second premolars and molars. At that time an intra-oral digital scan will be performed. The retraction of the canines will begin using closed nickel-titanium spring (120g of force) from the power arm to the mini-implant. No surgery will be done at this side. The intraoral digital scans will be performed with 7 and 14 days after the start of retraction, and then 14 in 14 days to a maximum period of 6 months.
Experimental: Corticotomy; Corticotomy-assisted canine retraction x Control (split mouth design)	Device: Control Side; The first maxillary premolars will be extracted with orthodontic purpose. Fixed orthodontic appliance will be bonded (0.022x0.025 slot with MBT prescription in incisors and Standart in the other teeth) with a power arm welded in the bracks upper canines brackets. After 3 months of extraction, the alignment and dental leveling will be obtained and a 0.016x0.022 stainless steel wire will be placed, as well as orthodontic mini-implants (Morelli®, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil) between the roots of the second premolars and molars. At that time an intra-oral digital scan will be performed. The retraction of the canines will begin using closed nickel-titanium spring (120g of force) from the power arm to the mini-implant. No surgery will be done at this side. The intraoral digital scans will be performed with 7 and 14 days after the start of retraction, and then 14 in 14 days to a maximum period of 6 months.; Procedure: Corticotomy; The first maxillary premolars will be extracted with orthodontic purpose. After 3 months of extraction, the orthodontic alignment and dental leveling will be obtained and a 0.016x0.022 stainless steel wire will be placed, as well as orthodontic mini-implants (Morelli, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil).The retraction of the canines will begin using closed nickel-titanium spring (120g).The corticotomy surgery will be performed at the day of begining of canine retraction only in one side of the mouth.A mucoperiosteal flap will be raised from the extraction region to the mesial of the canine.Perforations will be performed using a number 2 spherical drill bit in low speed handpiece under irrigation, only in the cortical none depth.The intraoral digital scans will be performed with 7 and 14 days after the start of retraction, and then 14 in 14 days to a maximum period of 6 months.The patients will be advised to take analgesics (paracetamol or dipyrone) only if necessary.
Experimental: Piezocision x Corticotomy; Piezocision-assisted retraction x Corticotomy-assisted retraction (split mouth design)	Procedure: Piezocision; The first maxillary premolars will be extracted with orthodontic purpose. After 3 months of extraction, the orthodontic alignment and dental leveling will be obtained and a 0.016x0.022 stainless steel wire will be placed, as well as orthodontic mini-implants (Morelli®, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil). The retraction of the canines will begin using closed nickel-titanium spring (120g). The piezocision surgery will be performed only in one side of the mouth. Three vertical piezo-incisions will be performed near the edentulous region and mesially to the canine root, in the vestibular alveolar cortical bone with the Ultrasonic instrument (BS1 insert Piezotome ™, Satelec Group Acteon Merignac, France) in depth of 3 mm. The intraoral digital scans will be performed with 7 and 14 days after the start of retraction, and then 14 in 14 days to a maximum period of 6 months. The patients will be advised to take analgesics (paracetamol or dipyrone) only if necessary.; Procedure: Corticotomy; The first maxillary premolars will be extracted with orthodontic purpose. After 3 months of extraction, the orthodontic alignment and dental leveling will be obtained and a 0.016x0.022 stainless steel wire will be placed, as well as orthodontic mini-implants (Morelli, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil).The retraction of the canines will begin using closed nickel-titanium spring (120g).The corticotomy surgery will be performed at the day of begining of canine retraction only in one side of the mouth.A mucoperiosteal flap will be raised from the extraction region to the mesial of the canine.Perforations will be performed using a number 2 spherical drill bit in low speed handpiece under irrigation, only in the cortical none depth.The intraoral digital scans will be performed with 7 and 14 days after the start of retraction, and then 14 in 14 days to a maximum period of 6 months.The patients will be advised to take analgesics (paracetamol or dipyrone) only if necessary.
Experimental: Micro-osteoperforations; Micro-osteoperforations-assisted upper incisors retraction	Procedure: Micro-osteoperforations; All micro-osteoperforations will be performed only once time in the experimental group on the same day of the installation of the upper incisors' retraction mechanics. Perforations will be performed with an individualized surgical guide and a 1.6 mm diameter stainless steel surgical drill perpendicular to the alveolar bone, 3 mm deep on the buccal surface, and 5 mm, on the palate. The depth of the perforations will be controlled and standardized by a cursor developed and patented by the research group. Two micro-osteoperforations will be aligned vertically distally from each upper incisor. Due to the proximity of the roots in the cervical third, only the most apical perforation will be performed between the two central incisors. The first perforation will be performed 6 mm away from the gingival margin, and the second, 5 mm from the first, in the vertical direction.; Other Names: MOP
No Intervention: Control; Upper incisors retraction not associated with any clinical intervention to accelerate tooth movement

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Orthodontic Canine Retraction Rate	The main objective is to evaluate and compare the canine retraction velocity in the different groups. Digital intra-oral scans will be performed (3Shape A / S®, Kopenhagen, Denmark) as registration method, every 14 days, up to 6 months.	Up to 6 months
Anteroposterior displacement of the upper incisors	The anteroposterior displacement of the upper incisors was assessed on superimposed digital models through the distance of points on the incisal edge and palatal cervical margin of these teeth to a coronal reference plan created on the initial CBCT scan.	Up to 4 months
Space closure	The space closure was assessed by the distance between the most menial point of the medial surface of the canine to the most distal point of the distal surface of the lateral incisor.	Up to 4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Duration of the effect of the surgical procedures	The retraction of the canine will be accompanied by up to 6 months after surgery to verify the duration of its effect, if it occurs.	Up to 6 months
Evaluation of biomarkers	To evaluate the expression of the inflammatory biomarkers present in the gingival crevicular sulcus of the canines to be retracted. At T0, immediately before retraction, and 15 in 15 days.	Up to 6 months
Patient Pain and discomfort	VAS questionnaire will be used after the surgical procedures, as well after TADs placement, separator placement and premolar extraction. Always 7 days after each procedure.	Up to 6 months
First molars anchorage loss	The first molars anchorage loss was assessed on superimposed digital models through the distance of a point on the mesiobuccal cuspid to a coronal reference plan created on the initial CBCT scan.	Up to 4 months
Changes of the inclination of the central incisors	The initial and final CBCT were superimposed by the "voxel-based method" in the Dolphin Imaging software (Chatsworth, CA, USA), using the cranial base as reference. The inclination of the central incisors was then assessed by means of the angle formed by the long axis of each central incisor in the initial and final CBCT.	Up to 4 months
Changes of the length of the central incisors	The initial and final length of the central incisors were measured by creating a 2D line, passing through the lowest point of the incisal edge and the highest point of the root apex. To perform these measurements, a sagittal cut was used in which the longest length of these teeth was seen.	Up to 4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
• Collaborators: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais
• Investigators: Study Director: Rodrigo V Soares, PhD, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Fernandes LSDMCP, Figueiredo DSF, Oliveira DD, Houara RG, Rody WJ Jr, Gribel BF, Soares RV. The effects of corticotomy and piezocision in orthodontic canine retraction: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Prog Orthod. 2021 Oct 4;22(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s40510-021-00367-3.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 16, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): September 16, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 19, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): March 24, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 28, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 14, 2022
• Last Verified: December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: corticotomy; piezocision; Gingival Crevicular Fluid; Micro-osteperforations
• Other Study ID Numbers: Accelerate Tooth Movement

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No