The Use of a Pacifier to Correct Malocclusions in Young Children
NCT ID: NCT03513003
Last Updated: 2025-04-13
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
200 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-06-24
2027-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Functional pacifier
Swap from the habitual pacifier to a functional pacifier
Functional Pacifier
Children swap from their habitual pacifier to the functional pacifier and stop baby bottle
Stop habit
Stop the use of the habitual pacifier and or baby bottle
Stop habit
Children stop the use of their pacifier and/or baby bottle
Interventions
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Functional Pacifier
Children swap from their habitual pacifier to the functional pacifier and stop baby bottle
Stop habit
Children stop the use of their pacifier and/or baby bottle
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Manifesting posterior crossbite in which minium 1 tooth and/or edge to edge in the region deciduous canines and/or deciduous molars, with or without forced bite.
AND / OR
\- Manifesting anterior open bite in which the overbite has negative values or edge to edge (≤ 0), with or without tongue thrust.
Exclusion Criteria
* syndromic or cleft patients
* patients with history of cranio-facial trauma, history of temporomandibular joint infection or musculo-skeletal asymmetry (e.g. scoliosis, torticollis)
* patients with systematic diseases
* patients currently under or after orthodontic Treatment
* patients with ankylosed teeth (e.g. after dental trauma).
2 Years
5 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Carlalberta Verna, DDS, PhD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
University Center for Dental Medicine, Basel, Switzerland
Locations
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UZB, University Center for Dental Medicine
Basel, , Switzerland
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Dimberg L, Bondemark L, Soderfeldt B, Lennartsson B. Prevalence of malocclusion traits and sucking habits among 3-year-old children. Swed Dent J. 2010;34(1):35-42.
Warren JJ, Slayton RL, Bishara SE, Levy SM, Yonezu T, Kanellis MJ. Effects of nonnutritive sucking habits on occlusal characteristics in the mixed dentition. Pediatr Dent. 2005 Nov-Dec;27(6):445-50.
Sousa RV, Pinto-Monteiro AK, Martins CC, Granville-Garcia AF, Paiva SM. Malocclusion and socioeconomic indicators in primary dentition. Braz Oral Res. 2014;28:54-60. doi: 10.1590/s1806-83242013005000032.
Filippi C, Filippi A, Verna C. [Orthodontic therapy in the early childhood using pacifier?]. Swiss Dent J. 2015;125(9):959-70. doi: 10.61872/sdj-2015-09-03. French, German.
Schmid KM, Kugler R, Nalabothu P, Bosch C, Verna C. The effect of pacifier sucking on orofacial structures: a systematic literature review. Prog Orthod. 2018 Mar 13;19(1):8. doi: 10.1186/s40510-018-0206-4.
Other Identifiers
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UZB-Pacifier
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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