NCT00916084

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

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

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A new fixed 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 with a fixed appliance in the mouth.

Detailed description

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

Conditions

• Maxillary Deficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Fixed Tongue Appliance	A functional appliance used for maxillary protraction. It has two bands on first molars, expansion screw and long palatal plate in the canine area which cages the tongue and transfers the force of the tongue during physiological activity to the upper arch.
DEVICE	Fixed Face Mask	An extra-oral appliance used for treatment of maxillary deficiency in growing patients. It takes anchorage from the chin and forehead, has a fixed intra-oral appliance with an expansion screw and hooks for elastics that exert a force of 300 gr. It should be used 14 hours a day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-06-01
• Primary completion: 2010-04-01
• Completion: 2010-08-01
• First posted: 2009-06-09
• Last updated: 2010-07-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran