Comparison Between Rapid and Slow Palatal Expansion: Evaluation of Periodontal Indices

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the periodontal effects during rapid palatal expansion (RPE) or slow palatal expansion (SPE) and to compare them by means of periodontal indices, in order to establish the possible differences and advantages of one of these treatments in periodontal terms.

Materials and methods: 10 patients will selected and submitted to RPE treatment; other 10 patients will selected and submitted to SPE treatment. The patients will treated with the Haas appliance. In both the groups the periodontal clinical indices (plaque index, PI; papillary bleeding index, PBI; probing pocket depth, PPD) will collected three times during the treatment (before, during and at the end). All measurements will performed by the same examiner.

A descriptive statistical analysis will conducted. The paired samples Student's T test will used to evaluate the intra-group differences between t1 and t2. The unpaired samples Student's T test will used to evaluate between groups differences at t1 and t2. The significance level will set at 95%.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Palatal Expansion Technique

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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rapid palatal expansion (RPE) using the Haas appliance

No interventions assigned to this group

slow palatal expansion (SPE)

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* palate narrow
* necessity of performing a expansion treatment

Exclusion Criteria

* dental disease

Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Enrico Marchetti

Contract professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Dept. of Life, Health and Environmental Science, University of L'Aquila

L’Aquila, AQ, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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Tecc01/2013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id