NCT05792553

Effects of Tongue Tamers as an Early Treatment of Anterior Open Bite

Effects of Tongue Tamers and Customized Bonded Spurs as an Early Treatment of Anterior Open Bite: A Randomized Clinical Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tanta University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Anterior open bite (AOB) is a malocclusion that causes aesthetic, speech, feeding, and psychological concerns, emphasizing the significance of beginning treatment as soon as possible to correct the disorder. The main etiological determinants of AOB include finger-sucking, pacifiers, and oral habits; hence, it is vital to use interceptive treatments focused on correcting and increasing bite stability during childhood to avoid the need for advanced therapy

Conditions

• Tongue Habits
• Open Bite

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	bonded tongue tamers	Enamel surface will be treated initially with 37% phosphoric acid for 30 seconds then tongue tamers will be bonded to the palatal/lingual surface of upper and lower central incisors
DEVICE	customized bonded spurs	Composite restoration will be used to fabricate the customized bonded spurs with sharp ends and 3 mm in length.
DEVICE	conventional fixed palatal spurs	conventional fixed palatal spurs will be fabricated by taking impression after band selection, then the spurs appliance will be fabricated from 0.9 mm stainless steel wire and soldered to the bands bilaterally.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-01
• Primary completion: 2023-06-01
• Completion: 2023-07-25
• First posted: 2023-03-31
• Last updated: 2023-11-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt