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
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
11 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-07-31
2013-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
SINGLE
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).
LED Phototherapy
Control: conventional orthodontic tooth movement
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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LED Phototherapy
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* no medicines or systemic illness
* full banding/bonding of teeth
Exclusion Criteria
* non-extraction treatment
* systemic illness
* prior orthodontic treatment
10 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Bryan Tompson
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Bryan Tompson
Head, Discipline of Orthodontics
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
Countries
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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.
Other Identifiers
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11-12-2
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id