OrthoPulse™ and Its Effect on the Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Alignment: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Malocclusion Clinical Trial

Official title:

OrthoPulse™ and Its Effect on the Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Alignment: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02267837
• Other study ID #: TS1.5
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2013

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Biolux Research Ltd.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of OrthoPulse™, an intra-oral LED (Light Emitting Diode) photobiomodulation device, on the rate of anterior orthodontic alignment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: December 2013
• Est. primary completion date: December 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 11 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Presence of permanent dentition

• Eligible and scheduled for full mouth fixed orthodontic treatment

• Class I or Class II malocclusion (no more than ½ cusp in Class II)

• Non-extraction in all quadrants

• Non-smoker

• Good oral hygiene as determined by the investigator

• No adjunct treatment such as extra- or intra-oral appliances

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant females

• Patient is currently enrolled in another clinical study

• Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory drug (NSAID) use during study (Acetominophen acceptable)

• Periodontally involved teeth

• Use of bisphosphonates

• Unerupted or partially erupted maxillary teeth

• Teeth blocked out of alignment and unable to engage initial arch wire

• Spaces present in the maxillary arch

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Malocclusion

Intervention

Device:
• OrthoPulse™
Patients carry out daily OrthoPulse™ treatments at home.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Shaughnessy Orthodontics	Suwanee	Georgia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Biolux Research Ltd.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (19)

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Rate of Orthodontic Anterior Alignment in Millimetres Per Week (mm/wk) by Means of Little's Irregularity Index (LII) for OrthoPulse™ and Non-OrthoPulse™ Treated Patients.		Participants followed for the time it takes to complete orthodontic anterior alignment, an expected average of 30-120 days from the start of orthodontic treatment, depending on the severity of the case.