Denna sida har översatts automatiskt och översättningens korrekthet kan inte garanteras. Vänligen se engelsk version för en källtext.

Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes of Self Ligating System Compared to Clear Aligner System

3 juli 2026 uppdaterad av: Mohanad Ali Mohammed, University of Baghdad

Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes of Self Ligating System Compared to Clear Aligner System : A Randomized Clinical Trial

This study is a multi-center, prospective, parallel-group randomized controlled trial designed to compare the orthodontic treatment outcomes of a passive self-ligating bracket system (Damon Ultima) versus a clear aligner system. The primary objective is to evaluate and compare the total orthodontic treatment duration between the two systems in patients with Angle Class I malocclusion and moderate crowding. Secondary objectives include assessing alignment efficiency, patient pain perception at multiple time intervals, dental arch dimension changes, root volume loss percentage, and overall treatment quality using the American Board of Orthodontics Objective Grading System (ABO-OGS).

Studieöversikt

Status

Har inte rekryterat ännu

Detaljerad beskrivning

Participants aged 17-32 years with full permanent dentition, Class I canine and molar relationships, and moderate crowding (4-8 mm) will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the Damon Ultima group or the Clear Aligner group.

For the Damon Ultima group, brackets will be bonded according to a standardized protocol, utilizing a precise archwire sequence from 0.014-inch CuNiTi up to 0.019x0.0275-inch stainless steel wires. For the Clear Aligner group, patients will be treated with a series of thermoformed removable aligners designed via digital software, with instructions to wear them for 22 hours per day, changing aligners every 2 weeks.

Outcome measurements will include total treatment duration in months, pain perception via a 10-cm Visual Analog Scale (VAS), dental arch changes on 3D digital models, and root resorption via Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) radiographs.

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

42

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

Det här avsnittet innehåller kontaktuppgifter för dem som genomför studien och information om var denna studie genomförs.

Studiekontakt

Studera Kontakt Backup

Studieorter

    • Al-Rusafa
      • Baghdad, Al-Rusafa, Irak, 0964
        • University of Baghdad

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

  • Barn
  • Vuxen

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Good oral and general health; no systemic conditions affecting bone metabolism or pain perception.
  2. Age range between 16-32 years.
  3. Presence of full permanent dentition except the third molars.
  4. Class I canine and molar relationship moderate crowding in both arches (6-8 mm) requiring fixed orthodontic treatment.
  5. Without previous orthodontic treatment/ functional appliances.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients will be excluded from enrollment if they have a substantial skeletal discrepancy necessitating orthognathic surgery.
  2. Patient with class Ⅱ , Ⅲ malocclusion.
  3. Patient with external or internal root resorption.
  4. Patients with poor oral hygiene or active periodontal disease.
  5. 90o or more degree of tooth rotation.

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Behandling
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallellt uppdrag
  • Maskning: Enda

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Self ligating bracket (Damon Ultima)
Patient will be treated with self ligating bracket (Damon Ultima) until dental levelling alignment , crowding resolved and case will be finished

Teeth will be bonded with Damon Ultima® bracket system by the same protocol of bonding for all patients with the same bonding materials, time and curing apparatus by highly filled light-cure adhesive (Enlight, Ormco Corp., Glendora, California, USA). Archwire sequence will be: 0.014-inch CuNiTi, 0.018-inch CuNiTi, 0.014×0.0275-inch CuNiTi, 0.018×0.0275-inch CuNiTi archwires and 0.019×0.0275-inch stainless steel Ultima finishing archwires if needed.

Appointment intervals will be 6-8 weeks for treatment mechanics, including use of inter-arch elastics, bite raiser, and finishing procedures will be standardized. All patients will receive oral hygiene instructions at each visit. In case of bracket failure, brackets will be rebonded using the same system within 24 hours, otherwise the case would be considered as dropout.

Experimentell: Clear aligner system
Patient will be treated with thermoformed Clear aligner until dental levelling alignment , crowding resolved and case will be finished

a series of invisible thermoformed removable aligners after designed by software and delivered to patients after the digital scanning of the initial models.

A series of nearly invisible appliances to incrementally move the teeth from their crowded initial position to their final straightened position, these subjects will instructed to wear each aligner 22 hours a day, 7 days a week . The anterior teeth will be reduce at each interproximal location by means of diamond-coated finishing strips used for interproximal reduction , in case of debond attachment should be bonded within 24 hours.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Primary Objectives : Total Treatment Duration.
Tidsram: From baseline (day of bonding/delivery) up to treatment completion (estimated 14 to 28 months).
The total time required to complete the orthodontic treatment from the day of appliance bonding/delivery to the day of debonding/treatment completion.
From baseline (day of bonding/delivery) up to treatment completion (estimated 14 to 28 months).

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Patient Pain Perception.
Tidsram: "Baseline (Day 1), and at 6 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, and 7 days following the initial appliance insertion and after each subsequent archwire activation or aligner change throughout the active treatment phase, up to 14 months."

Changes in pain levels scored by patients using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), where 0 indicates "no pain" and 10 indicates "severe, unbearable pain".

Units on a scale (0-10).

"Baseline (Day 1), and at 6 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, and 7 days following the initial appliance insertion and after each subsequent archwire activation or aligner change throughout the active treatment phase, up to 14 months."
Dental Arch Alignment Efficiency
Tidsram: Baseline (Day 1) and at the completion of the leveling and alignment phase, up to 6 months.
Assessment of dental crowding reduction measured on 3D digital models using Little's Irregularity Index (LII) Unit of Measure: Millimeters (mm).
Baseline (Day 1) and at the completion of the leveling and alignment phase, up to 6 months.
Changes in Dental Arch Dimensions
Tidsram: Baseline (Day 1) and through study completion, an average of 14 months

Measurement of dental arch length, arch perimeter, and transverse widths (inter-canine, inter-premolar, and inter-molar widths) on 3D digital models.

Unit of Measure: Millimeters (mm).

Baseline (Day 1) and through study completion, an average of 14 months
Root Volume Loss Percentage.
Tidsram: Baseline (Day 1) and through study completion, an average of 14 months

Evaluation of external apical root resorption and volume loss percentage of the teeth calculated via Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT).

Unit of Measure: Percentage (%).

Baseline (Day 1) and through study completion, an average of 14 months
Objective Grading System Score.
Tidsram: Through study completion, an average of 14 months

Evaluation of the final orthodontic treatment outcome quality using the American Board of Orthodontics Objective Grading System (ABO-OGS) on digital models.

Unit of Measure: Points/Score.

Through study completion, an average of 14 months

Samarbetspartners och utredare

Det är här du hittar personer och organisationer som är involverade i denna studie.

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Mohanad Ali Mohammed, University of Baghdad

Studieavstämningsdatum

Dessa datum spårar framstegen för inlämningar av studieposter och sammanfattande resultat till ClinicalTrials.gov. Studieposter och rapporterade resultat granskas av National Library of Medicine (NLM) för att säkerställa att de uppfyller specifika kvalitetskontrollstandarder innan de publiceras på den offentliga webbplatsen.

Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Beräknad)

15 september 2026

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

20 november 2027

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

20 augusti 2028

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

27 april 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

4 juni 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

10 juni 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

7 juli 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

3 juli 2026

Senast verifierad

1 juli 2026

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Plan för individuella deltagardata (IPD)

Planerar du att dela individuella deltagardata (IPD)?

NEJ

Läkemedels- och apparatinformation, studiedokument

Studerar en amerikansk FDA-reglerad läkemedelsprodukt

Nej

Studerar en amerikansk FDA-reglerad produktprodukt

Nej

Denna information hämtades direkt från webbplatsen clinicaltrials.gov utan några ändringar. Om du har några önskemål om att ändra, ta bort eller uppdatera dina studieuppgifter, vänligen kontakta register@clinicaltrials.gov. Så snart en ändring har implementerats på clinicaltrials.gov, kommer denna att uppdateras automatiskt även på vår webbplats .

Prenumerera