NCT06147609

Effect of Fixed and Removable Space Maintainer on Some Salivary Parameters: An In-Vivo Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Suez Canal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the effect of lower lingual holding arch space maintainer versus removable partial denture space maintainer on some salivary parameters (salivary flow rate, pH, viscosity and buffering capacity).

Detailed description

This study is a randomized clinical trial, it will be conducted on forty children, aged from (7-10) years, who are in need for space maintainer. * Children will be randomly and equally divided into two groups according to type of space maintainer used; group (1): twenty children with lower lingual holding arch, group (2): twenty children with removable partial denture. * Un-stimulated and stimulated saliva will be collected at specific duration of time from children before the delivery of the appliance and after 1, 3 and 6 months of wearing the space maintainer to measure salivary flow rate, pH, viscosity and buffering capacity.

Conditions

• Premature Loss of Primary Teeth

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	lower lingual holding arch space maintainer	lower lingual holding arch space maintainer is an orthodontic device which connects two molars lower dental arch. it has an archwire, adapted to the lingual side of the lower anterior teeth, that soldered to the bands on first permanent molar
DEVICE	Removable partial denture space maintainer	Removable Partial Denture consists of a pink or gum-colored plastic base to which the new, artificial, replacement teeth are attached to. a metal framework holds the denture in place inside the mouth

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-01
• Completion: 2024-12-01
• First posted: 2023-11-27
• Last updated: 2024-01-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt