Skeletal Stability of Le Fort I Osteotomy Using Patient-specific Osteosynthesis Compared to Mini-plate Fixation for Patients With Dentofacial Disharmony

NCT ID: NCT05340036

Last Updated: 2022-06-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-26

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to evaluate the Skeletal stability of Le Fort I osteotomy using patient-specific osteosynthesis compared to Mini-plate fixation for patients with skeletal class III malocclusion.

Detailed Description

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postsurgical relapse is one of the most common observations that have been reported after fixation of Le Fort I osteotomy cases.

Fixation systems with plates and screws are used in oral maxillofacial surgery for the treatment of facial fractures and orthognathic surgery cases. Although they have been used for decades and have become the standard treatment, the materials used in these systems may fail due to excess loading and other causal factors during the surgical procedure, including failure in plate adaptation and fixation to bone, material design, fabrication, and degree of purity of the plate material.

In the fixation system, non-customized plates of standard size are used, and are bent to adapt them to the distances required for planning orthognathic surgeries. Therefore, mandatory use of larger plates than those programmed for use in surgeries is required so that they can be bent to enable insertion. Moreover, there are variations in the number of screws required to retain the plates to enable better fixation. The folds of non-customized plates generate stresses that are minimized when using customized plates, because these plates are fabricated individually, with predetermined sizes for each patient.

Conditions

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Dentofacial Deformities

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors
Due to the nature of the intervention, therapists cannot be blinded to allocation, but are strongly instructed not to disclose the allocation status to the participant at the follow up assessments. Mrs. Esraa will feed data into the computer in separate datasheets so that the assessors can analyze data without having access to information about the allocation and the procedure.

Study Groups

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Group I (Conventional plates)

Digital intermediate and final interocclusal wafer splints will be designed to guide the maxilla and mandible in the desired position using CAD software (3-matic 11.0; Materialise NV, Leuven, Belgium).

The designed splints will be then exported in stereolithography (STL) file format to the additive CAM machine (FORMIGA P 110 printer; EOS e-manufacturing solutions, Munich, Germany) and manufactured in white polyamide (PA2200; EOS e-manufacturing solutions, Munich, Germany) using fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology.The splints will be cold sterilized by overnight immersion in 2% glutaraldehyde.

2.0 conventional mini plates will be used for fixation of maxilla and mandible in the new position.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery using conventional plates

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

le fort I osteotomy will carried out in the classic way guided by the classic landmarks (maxillary roots apices) as described by Wassmund.

Complete separation of the maxillary segment using chisels and mallets in regular fashion.

Reposition maxilla using the interocclusal wafer while mandible is gently positioned to centric relation position.

Mandible is maintained in place until fixation of the maxilla with plates and screws takes place.

Complete separation of the mandibular segment using chisels and mallets in regular fashion.

Repositioning of mandible using the final interocclusal wafer while condylar segment is gently positioned to centric relation position.

Fixation of mandibular segments with plates and/or screws in regular fashion.

Incision was closed with 4-0 resorbable sutures in a continuous running fashion.

Group II (Patient specific plates)

The cutting guides will be designed on the maxilla and mandible to orient the osteotomy and mark reference holes to be used later for the repositioning/ fixation plate, using CAD software.

The designed guide will be then exported in stereolithography (STL) file format to the additive CAM machine and manufactured in white polyamide using fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology. No finishing or polishing was done in order to maintain accuracy. The guides will be cold sterilized by overnight immersion in 2% glutaraldehyde.

The patient-specific osteosynthesis plates will be designed to fix the maxilla and mandible in the desired position making use of the previously established reference holes. The designed plates will be exported in STL file format to be manufactured in grade 5 titanium alloy utilizing selective laser sintering (SLS) technology on an additive CAM machine.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery using patient specific plates

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The cutting guide of the maxilla will be placed onto the exposed bony surface and manipulated to the best fit.

Then, the guide will be fixed using four 2.0-mm screws to avoid any mobilization during drilling of the reference holes. Sixteen reference holes will be established using the cutting guide; eight on each side.

Then, a reciprocating saw will be used to perform the planned Le Fort I osteotomy. After adequate maxillary mobilization and removal of bony interferences, the maxilla will be repositioned using the patient-specific osteosynthesis material guided by the previously established reference holes and fixed using 2.0-mm screws.

Then, the mandibular cutting guide will be fixed in the same manner and bilateral sagittal split osteotomy will be carried out.

After adequate mobilization, the mandible will be repositioned by the patient-specific osteosynthesis material using the reference holes made by cutting guide and fixed using 2.0-mm screws.

Interventions

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Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery using conventional plates

le fort I osteotomy will carried out in the classic way guided by the classic landmarks (maxillary roots apices) as described by Wassmund.

Complete separation of the maxillary segment using chisels and mallets in regular fashion.

Reposition maxilla using the interocclusal wafer while mandible is gently positioned to centric relation position.

Mandible is maintained in place until fixation of the maxilla with plates and screws takes place.

Complete separation of the mandibular segment using chisels and mallets in regular fashion.

Repositioning of mandible using the final interocclusal wafer while condylar segment is gently positioned to centric relation position.

Fixation of mandibular segments with plates and/or screws in regular fashion.

Incision was closed with 4-0 resorbable sutures in a continuous running fashion.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery using patient specific plates

The cutting guide of the maxilla will be placed onto the exposed bony surface and manipulated to the best fit.

Then, the guide will be fixed using four 2.0-mm screws to avoid any mobilization during drilling of the reference holes. Sixteen reference holes will be established using the cutting guide; eight on each side.

Then, a reciprocating saw will be used to perform the planned Le Fort I osteotomy. After adequate maxillary mobilization and removal of bony interferences, the maxilla will be repositioned using the patient-specific osteosynthesis material guided by the previously established reference holes and fixed using 2.0-mm screws.

Then, the mandibular cutting guide will be fixed in the same manner and bilateral sagittal split osteotomy will be carried out.

After adequate mobilization, the mandible will be repositioned by the patient-specific osteosynthesis material using the reference holes made by cutting guide and fixed using 2.0-mm screws.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with skeletal class III malocclusion planned for traditional Orthognathic Approach and requiring bimaxillary orthognathic surgeries in which there will be Le Fort I osteotomy with maxillary advancement ranging from 2mm to 5 mm in addition to mandibular setback.
2. Patients with no signs or symptoms of active TMDs.
3. Highly motivated patients.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who refused to be included in the research.
2. Patients with systemic diseases that may hinder the normal healing process or render the patient not fitting for general anaesthesia.
3. Patients with intra-bony lesions or infections that may retard the osteotomy healing.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hassan Fahmy Hassan Alnimr

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hassan Fahmy Hassan Alnimr

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hassan Alnimr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cairo University

Locations

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Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Central Contacts

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Hassan Alnimr

Role: CONTACT

+201002961175

Facility Contacts

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Role: primary

+20223634965

References

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Other Identifiers

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OMFS 3 3 7

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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