About this trial

Study will be directed to evaluate the dentoalveolar changes following maxillary incisor intrusion using utility arch assisted with micro-osteoperforations in deep bite cases.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients age between 15-25 years.

Patients with overbite ≥ 4 mm.

All permanent teeth erupted (excluding 3rd molars).

No previous orthodontic treatment.

Disqualifiers

Skeletal discrepancies.

Missing maxillary anterior teeth or any kind of tooth/root shape anomaly.

Patients with root resorption or impacted canines.

Previous history of orthodontic treatment.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Micro-osteoperforations
  • Utility arch

Treatment groups

18 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Faculty of Dental Medicine (Boys), Al-Azhar University4434103, CairoNasr City, Egypt

Sponsors and collaborators

Al-Azhar University

Lead sponsor