NCT04556448

RCT Comparing Invisalign and Traditional Orthodontic Treatment

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Invisalign and Traditional Orthodontic Treatments

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 78 (actual)
• Sponsor: Texas A&M University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Comparison of orthodontic patients treated with aligners and traditional (clear braces)

Detailed description

Patients were selected based on being adults and having mild Class I malocclusion. They were randomly allocated into either the aligner group and the traditiona (clear braces group).. The aligner group was treated with invisalign, with up to two adjustments at the end of treatment. The traditional group had clear braces placed on their teeth. The outcome variables including the following: 1) pain and discomfort related to treatment, 2) posttreatment occlusal status, and 3) postretention occlusal status.

Conditions

• Malocclusion, Angle Class II

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Aligners	Clear aligners
OTHER	Clear braces	Clear braces

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2019-03-01
• Completion: 2019-03-01
• First posted: 2020-09-21
• Last updated: 2020-09-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States