A Comparative Assessment of Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes Using the Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence Method (QLF)

November 8, 2018 updated by: Ahmet Yağcı, TC Erciyes University

A Comparative Assessment of Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes Using the Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence (QLF) Method Between Direct Bonding and Indirect Bonding Techniques in Adolescents

The aim of this 2-arm parallel trial was to evaluate enamel demineralization after an indirect bonding technique in comparison to a direct bonding technique group using the quantitative light-induced fluorescence method. Thirty-six patients who needed fixed orthodontic treatment were randomly separated into either the direct bonding group or the indirect bonding group. Eligibility criteria included moderate crowding in the maxillary and mandibular dental arch, good oral hygiene, absence of craniofacial anomalies, no previous orthodontic treatment and no deciduous, congenitally missing or extracted teeth. Randomization was made at the start of the study with a statistical analysis program (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.). For the patients in the indirect bonding group, bonding was performed with a flowable composite adhesive, while the patients in the direct bonding group received a bonding procedure with a conventional composite adhesive. Records were taken using quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) with a Digital Biluminator (Inspektor Research Systems, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) in the pretreatment and posttreatment examination phases. The presence and extent of lesions on the buccal surfaces of all teeth, except the molar teeth, were assessed. The fluorescence loss, lesion area and percentage of fluorescence loss were determined using the system's software. The primary outcome of this study was evaluation of the effects of bonding techniques on white spot lesion formation by using the QLF method. Random sequence generation was performed with a computerized random 1:1 allocation using block sizes of 4. It was not possible for the clinicians and their interventions to be blocked. The patients and the specialists were blinded to the treatment groups when their treatment groups were aware.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study was single center, one-blinded, 2-arm parallel, randomized clinical trial with a 1:1 allocation ratio. No changes were made to the protocol after trial commencement. Initially, 60 patients who had been referred to a tertiary clinic in Kayseri, Turkey for orthodontic treatment between October 2011 and June 2013 were assessed for eligibility by the clinicians (A.Y.). The inclusion criteria for the experiment groups in this study were mild to moderate crowding in the maxillary and mandibular dental arch, good oral hygiene, absence of craniofacial anomalies, no previous orthodontic treatment and no deciduous, congenitally missing or extracted teeth. 60 patients were examined in the trial. Thirty-six patients were divided into groups with equal numbers of patients in each group. The study was completed with 31 patients. An analysis was performed on the 15 patients in the indirect bonding group and the 16 patients in the direct bonding group. Approval for the study was obtained from the Local Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Medicine at Erciyes University in Kayseri, Turkey (11-3585). Informed consent was obtained from all the patients included in the study. The consent was obtained from those over 18 years of age directly, and from the parents of those under 18 years of age. Standard treatment records, which are photographs, dental models and radiographs, were taken in the beginning of treatment and at the end of treatment from all patients included in the study. The patients were randomly allocated to 1 of 2 treatment groups: indirect bonding and direct bonding. In the direct bonding group, after the plaque structure on the teeth was cleaned with pumice and white elastic bur were etched with 37% phosphoric acid gel (3M-Dental Products, St Paul, Minnesota, USA) for 30 seconds, the teeth were rinsed and dried with oil-free compressed air for 15 seconds. After drying the enamel surface, the liquid primer Transbond XT (3M-Unitek, Monrovia, California, USA) was applied with a small brush and spread with oil-free compressed air. Pre-adjusted metal brackets which had values for the Roth prescription were then bonded using the conventional adhesive with a standard protocol and polymerized for 3 seconds per bracket with a multiwave light-emitting diode curing light.

In the indirect bonding group, alginate was utilized to take impressions of the maxillary and mandibular arches, and hard dental stone was used to cast the dental models. Following the trimming and drying of the dental models dried, guidelines were drawn for vertical and horizontal bracket-positioning using a black pencil. The separating agent Al Cote (Dentsply Trubyte, York, Pennsylvania, USA) was administered onto the surfaces of the teeth surfaces using a brush, and the casts were left to dry. The same brackets used in the direct bonding technique were used. The composite adhesive was administered onto the base of the bracket, and the bracket was then placed onto the marked area on the tooth surface. The excess resin was carefully removed with a hand instrument. After positioning the bracket, the composite adhesive was polymerized with a multiwave light-emitting diode curing light. After positioning of the bracket on the transfer models, the composite adhesive was polymerized for 3 seconds, and a 2-layer transfer tray was prepared using translucent soft silicone and thermoformed rigid Essix Plus plastic. The base of the brackets in the transfer tray was sandblasted to remove the separating agent. A flowable composite adhesive was applied to the bracket bases, and the transfer tray was then seated on the arch segment. The composite adhesive was polymerized for 3 seconds before and after removing the transfer tray. Excessive composite adhesive remnants were then removed using a tungsten carbide bur in an air rotor instrument. For all of the patients included in the study, orthodontic treatment and recommendations for how to use toothpaste containing fluoride, how to brush their teeth and diet habits were also added to reduce the number of white spot lesions and provide better treatment. The QLF images of all patients who underwent direct and indirect bonding were taken by the same observer in the beginning of fixed orthodontic treatment (T0) and immediately after removal of the appliances (T1) at the end of the treatment period using a QLF-D Biluminator 2-camera system (Inspektor Research Systems, Amsterdam, The Netherlands).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

51

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 21 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • medical healthy subjects
  • mild to moderate crowding in the maxillary and mandibular dental arch,
  • good oral hygiene,
  • absence of craniofacial anomalies,
  • no previous orthodontic treatment and
  • no deciduous, congenitally missing or extracted teeth.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • severe crowding,
  • bad oral hygiene,
  • presence of craniofacial anomalies,
  • previous orthodontic, orthognathic or prosthetic treatment
  • presence of congenital teeth deficiency, deciduous or extracted teeth

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Direct Bonding
On the individual teeth Conventional bracket placement Use conventional composite
Device: Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence
White spot lesion on the tooth surfaces detected with Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence Orthodontic Bonding.
Procedure: Direct bonding
The patients in the direct bonding group received a bonding procedure with a conventional composite adhesive.
Experimental: Indirect bonding
On the dental stone models Indirect bracket placement Use flowable composite Use transfer trays
Device: Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence
White spot lesion on the tooth surfaces detected with Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence Orthodontic Bonding.
Procedure: Indirect bonding
For the patients in the indirect bonding group, bonding was performed with a flowable composite adhesive.
Active Comparator: Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence
Use special device and software Determination of the number and effect of caries
Device: Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence
White spot lesion on the tooth surfaces detected with Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence Orthodontic Bonding.
Procedure: Direct bonding
The patients in the direct bonding group received a bonding procedure with a conventional composite adhesive.
Procedure: Indirect bonding
For the patients in the indirect bonding group, bonding was performed with a flowable composite adhesive.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
White spot lesion incidence
Time Frame: up to 2 year
In the indirect bonding technique group, less amount of white spot lesions are expected than the direct bonding technique in end of the treatment.
up to 2 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quantitative white spot lesion amounts
Time Frame: up to 2 year
The QLF method gives a quantitative result, it may be used efficiently for imaging of white spot lesion formation during or after orthodontic treatment.
up to 2 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

TC Erciyes University

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 28, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 27, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

January 5, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 24, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

November 13, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 13, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 8, 2018

Last Verified

November 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • TSA-11-3585

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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