The Effect of Light Emitting Diode Phototherapy on the Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Movement - A Clinical Study

NCT ID: NCT01490385

Last Updated: 2013-12-17

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

11 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-07-31

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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LED Phototherapy will increase the velocity of Orthodontic tooth movement.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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The Rate or Orthodontic Tooth Movement

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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LED Phototherapy

LED phototherapy will be delivered transdermally via an extra-oral device and in a split mouth manner (half of the dental arch).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

LED Phototherapy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Control: conventional orthodontic tooth movement

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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LED Phototherapy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Device manufactured by Biolux Research Ltd

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* bilaterally symmetric extraction of premolar teeth with residual extraction spaces large enough to ensure space closure is not complete prior to the subsequent orthodontic appointment
* no medicines or systemic illness
* full banding/bonding of teeth

Exclusion Criteria

* pregnant
* non-extraction treatment
* systemic illness
* prior orthodontic treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Bryan Tompson

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Bryan Tompson

Head, Discipline of Orthodontics

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Bryan D Tompson, DDS, DipPaedo, DipOrtho, FRCDC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Toronto

Locations

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University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Chung SE, Tompson B, Gong SG. The effect of light emitting diode phototherapy on rate of orthodontic tooth movement: a split mouth, controlled clinical trial. J Orthod. 2015;42(4):274-83. doi: 10.1179/1465313315Y.0000000013. Epub 2015 Jul 28.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26216550 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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11-12-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id