NCT00519415

Comparative Results of Maxillary Deficiency Treatment by Tongue Plate and Facemask in Growing Patients

This Study is to Apply the Tongue Force to Correct the Dentofacial Deformities

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A new appliance will be used to transfer the tongue force during its physiological activity to advance the nasomaxillary complex; this method will be compared with the traditional method which uses a Facemask appliance.

Detailed description

The above method will be compared with traditional one which uses the Facemask in combination with an intra-oral appliance.

Conditions

• Maxillary Deficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Tongue plate	A functional appliance use for maxillary protraction.It has two adams clasp and two C clasp to retained the appliance and long palatal plate in the canine area which cages the tongue and transfer the force of the tongue during physiological activity to the upper arch. It has posterior bite plate and middle screw for maxillary expansion.It should be used all the time except meal time and brushing the teeth,the acrylic appliance makes specifically for the patient.
OTHER	Facemask	An extraoral appliance use for treatment of maxillary deficiency in growing patients.It takes anchorage from chin and forehead, it has removable intraoral appliance with hooks for elastics that exerted a force of 300 gr.It should be used 14 hours a day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-09-01
• Completion: 2008-11-01
• First posted: 2007-08-22
• Last updated: 2008-12-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran