NCT03906084

Evaluation of the Effect of Corticotomy and Low Level Laser Therapy on Orthodontic Tooth Movement

Evaluation of the Combined Effect of Corticotomy and Low Level Laser Therapy on the Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Movement: Split Mouth Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 17 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of the present study was to compare, a standard efficient technique in accelerating OTM as surgical corticotomy as a gold standard versus surgical corticotomy combined with LLLT in an attempt for further acceleration of OTM.

Detailed description

The study design was a randomized split mouth design to compare, clinically and radiographically, between the two interventions (Corticotomy and Laser versus Corticotomy only) by assessing the rate of maxillary canine retraction achieved in 4 months. Secondary outcomes were to evaluate 1st maxillary molar anchorage loss, changes in tipping, torque and rotations values of maxillary canine and 1st molar. In addition, the impact of both interventions on root resorption was assessed. The present study was carried on 16 female patients. All patients required maxillary 1st premolar extraction and subsequent maxillary canine retraction.

Conditions

• Dental Malocclusion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Corticotomy and low laser therapy	Corticotomy is carried out under local anesthesia followed by low-intensity laser therapy that is started on the selected experimental side on the same day as placement of the coil spring
PROCEDURE	Corticotomy facilitated Orthodontics	Corticotomy is carried out under local anesthesia in right side.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-05-01
• Completion: 2018-05-01
• First posted: 2019-04-08
• Last updated: 2019-04-08