Transfer Accuracy of 3D-printed Indirect Bonding Trays

Transfer Accuracy of 3D-printed Trays for Indirect Bonding of Orthodontic Brackets

This study evaluates the transfer accuracy of 3D-printed trays for indirect bonding of orthodontic brackets in vivo. Accurate placement of orthodontic brackets at the beginning of treatment improves treatment efficiency and shortens treatment time. Indirect bonding is a method of placing orthodontic brackets on a plaster or digital model of the dentition, followed by the transfer of these brackets to the patients' teeth using a transfer tray. Various indirect bonding methods have been developed with the aim of improved bracket positioning and reduced chair time. The success of these methods ultimately depends on how reliably the precise positioning of the brackets on the model can be transferred to the patient's teeth.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Dental Bonding
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: 3D printed tray

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 23
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
      • University of Minnesota

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 65 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults and children (ages 12 years and older) who are in the permanent dentition.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 12 years of age, primary or mixed dentition, or bonded orthodontic appliances present, prosthetic restorations on the facial surfaces of teeth, craniofacial anomalies, and dental anomalies such as malformation, microdontia, or severe attrition

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Device Feasibility
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 3D printed tray	Device: 3D printed tray; 3D printed tray

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Transfer accuracy	Transfer accuracy expressed as difference in bracket position between setup and clinical situation, as a result of the indirect bonding procedure. These differences will include both the magnitude and the direction, and will be reported in 6 dimensions; i.e. as mesial-distal, buccal-lingual, and occlusal-gingival linear differences as well as torque, tip, and rotation angular differences. Linear differences will be expressed in millimeters, angular differences will be expressed in degrees.	At time of bonding, i.e. day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Thorsten Gruenheid

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 25, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 25, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): September 29, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 18, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 23, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): December 24, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 30, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 28, 2021
• Last Verified: September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 00009952

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

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