The Role of Low Level Laser Therapy in Acceleration of Teeth Alignment in Lingual Orthodontic Patients

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

36

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 15, 2017

Primary Completion Date

October 1, 2018

Study Completion Date

February 1, 2019

Conditions
Malocclusion, Angle Class ICrowding
Interventions
RADIATION

low level laser therapy

low level laser therapy will be used in order to induce tooth movement. low level laser with a wave length of 830 nm, output of 150 mw, energy of 2 j per point and application time of 15 seconds per point will be applied on each tooth of the six upper incisors according to this protocol: the root will be divided into 2 halves; gingival and cervical. Laser will be applied in the center of each half from both the buccal and palatal sides which means 4 application points and a total energy of 8 Joules/each tooth.

DEVICE

Lingual Orthodontics

Lingual braces will be used to conduct the orthodontic treatment of patients with moderate level of crowding on the upper dental arch.

Trial Locations (1)

DM20AM18

Orthodontic Department, University of Damascus Dental School, Damascus

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Damascus University

OTHER

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