A Phase 3 interventional study of Fixed Tongue Appliance and Fixed Face Mask in Maxillary Deficiency, sponsored by Shahid Beheshti University. Status unknown at 1 site in Iran, Islamic Republic of. Open to participants aged 7 Years to 11 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-07-27.
Sponsored by Shahid Beheshti University · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
A new fixed appliance will be used to transfer the tongue force during its physiological activity to advance the nasomaxillary complex; this method will be compared with the traditional method which uses a facemask with a fixed appliance in the mouth.
The above method will be compared with traditional one which uses the facemask in combination with an intra-oral fixed appliance.
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This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 34 across 52 interventional studies indexed under Retrognathia.
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Device: Fixed Tongue Appliance
Device: Fixed Face Mask
A functional appliance used for maxillary protraction. It has two bands on first molars, expansion screw and long palatal plate in the canine area which cages the tongue and transfers the force of the tongue during physiological activity to the upper arch.
Also known as: tongue plate
An extra-oral appliance used for treatment of maxillary deficiency in growing patients. It takes anchorage from the chin and forehead, has a fixed intra-oral appliance with an expansion screw and hooks for elastics that exert a force of 300 gr. It should be used 14 hours a day.
Also known as: face mask
Cephalometric angles and clinical features
Time frame: At least 6 months
The record gives a start of Jun 2009, a primary completion of Apr 2010 and a completion of Aug 2010. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.
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