NCT05155774

Treatment Adherence With Twin-Blocks for Correction of Class II Malocclusion

Treatment Adherence With Twin-Blocks for Correction of Class II Malocclusion - a Randomized Controlled Trial on Two Check-up Prescriptions

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 73 (actual)
• Sponsor: Region Jönköping County · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To compare the effect of two control intervals (once every 4th week or once every 6th week) on the wear time of a Twin Block removable appliance.

Detailed description

If the patient fulfill the inclusion criteria, they will be asked to participate in the study. After being informed about the study and the planned treatment, participants and their guardians will give their written consent to participate in the study. Therafter they will be consecutively randomized into one of two groups with different control intervals, Group 1 (every 4th week) and Group 2 (every 6th week). They will recieve a clinical and radiological examination and then start treatment with a Twin Block appliance. The Twin Block appliance will be fitted with a digital timer module to measure the wear time of the appliance objectively.

Conditions

• Compliance, Patient
• Treatment Adherence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Twin block	Twin Block orthodontic appliance for treating patients with Angle class II molar relationship and a large horizontal overjet, often in combination with an incomplete lip closure

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-01
• Primary completion: 2020-10-22
• Completion: 2020-10-22
• First posted: 2021-12-14
• Last updated: 2022-01-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden