Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04070170
Laser Therapy on Orthodontic Tooth Movement
The Effects of Lower Level Laser Therapy on Orthodontic Tooth Movement
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Ildeu Andrade Jr. · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 13 Years – 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The aims of this study will be to evaluate if a Lower Level Laser Therapy (LLLT): (1) enhances the levels of important pro-inflammatory chemokines involved in the bone remodeling process; (2) increases the rate of orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) on human subjects.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Low-level Laser Therapy | Low-level laser therapy is applied on premolars that will be extracted for treatment plan reasons |
| PROCEDURE | Orthodontic force | Mechanical loading is applied on premolars that will be extracted for treatment plan reasons and in canines for tooth movement |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-11-06
- Completion
- 2019-09-16
- First posted
- 2019-08-28
- Last updated
- 2020-09-24
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Brazil
Regulatory
- FDA-regulated device study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04070170. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.