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Participants
Start Date
October 22, 2021
Primary Completion Date
July 12, 2022
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2022
Piezosurgery
Three vertical incisions will be made (3-mm depth and 8-10 mm length) after anesthesia. The cuts will be performed mesial and distal the upper canine as well as at an equal distance from the upper canine and 2nd premolar.
Low-level laser therapy
GaALAs diode laser (wavelength: 810 nm and exposure time of 10 seconds\\point) will be applied around the upper canine in 10 sites from buccal and palatal.
Traditional treatment
The canine retraction in this group will be performed in conventional method. Closed nickel-titanium coil springs applying 150 g of force per side will be used for retraction of the upper canine.
University of Damascus, Damascus
Damascus University
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