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Trial reportBMC oral health2020

A randomized trial on the effects of root resorption after orthodontic treatment using pulsating force.

Jue Wang, Ejvis Lamani, Terpsithea Christou, Peng Li, Chung How Kau

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in BMC oral health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03421886 (Assessment of the Efficacy of Orthodontic Tooth Movement Using the Aerodentis System), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03421886 nacompletednot on this map

Assessment of the Efficacy of Orthodontic Tooth Movement Using the Aerodentis System

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamRan2016 to 2020Enrolled45ConditionsOrthodontic Treatment, Tooth Crowding, OrthodonticsArmsAerodentis system, Invisalign clear aligner system
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. The Protocol of Low-level Laser Therapy in Orthodontic Practice: A Scoping Review of Literature.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jue WangDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham, Room 305, School of Dentistry Building, 1919 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
Ejvis LamaniDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham, Room 305, School of Dentistry Building, 1919 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
Terpsithea ChristouDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham, Room 305, School of Dentistry Building, 1919 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
Peng LiSchool of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Chung How KauDepartment of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Univeristy of Alabama at Birmingham, Room 305, School of Dentistry Building, 1919 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA. ckau@uab.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4606-9551
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAn orthodontic device that moves teeth with pulsating force was invented and underwent a single center, controlled, clinical trial to test its safety and efficacy for treatment. The device has a custom-made thermo-plastic mouthpiece which fits over the teeth with an inflatable silicone element. A console that measures and controls the pulsating force level in real-time controls the air pressure that delivers a pulsating force. In this study, the effect of the device on root resorption during orthodontic treatment was evaluated using 3D cone beam computed tomography and compared with a control group of patients who received Invisalign treatment.

methodsTwenty-eight subjects were enrolled in the investigational arm and 15 in the control group. Subjects were followed until the average score of the mandibular and maxillary teeth achieved a Little's Irregularity Index of 1.5 mm or less.

resultsThere were no adverse events reported throughout the study for either treatment arm. No clinically significant root resorption was observed for either group. The investigational device did not cause root resorption greater than the control group. Both devices produced a safety profile compared to current orthodontic techniques.

conclusionThe investigational device did not produce more root resorption than similar conventional orthodontic appliances.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03421886 . Registered 12 January 2018 - Retrospectively registered.

Indexed as

Orthodontic Appliances, RemovableRoot ResorptionCone-Beam Computed TomographyHumansMandibleTooth Movement TechniquesClear alignersCone beam computed tomographyRadiographic evaluationRoot-crown ratiosTooth movement

Identifiers

PMID32854693
PMCPMC7457283
OpenAlexW3082234735

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