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Surface Wear of Clear Aligner Attachment Composites
Sponsor: Marmara University
Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the amount of surface wear that may occur during treatment with different composite materials used for clear aligner attachments. Two different flowable composites (AlignerFlow LC, VOCO GmbH, Cuxhaven, Germany; AlignerConnect, GC, Tokyo, Japan) will be used to bond the attachments in split mouth designs. To determine the composite for the upper right segment, a coin toss will be performed. The remaining quadrants will be bonded with alternate composite resin. After bonding, intraoral scans will be performed from baseline to 6 months for every 2 months. Stl files obtained from the scans will be imported to NemoStudio, to evaluate the volume loss of the attachments.
Official title: Evaluation of Surface Wear of Composites Used for Clear Aligner Attachments
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
35
Start Date
2024-12-24
Completion Date
2026-07-23
Last Updated
2026-09-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
GC Aligner Connect
Patient's upper right segment will be bonded with GC Aligner Connect. Upper left VOCO, lower left GC, lower right VOCO.
VOCO AlignerFlow LC
Patient's upper right segment will be bonded with VOCO AlignerFlow LC. Upper left GC, lower left VOCO, lower right GC
Locations (1)
Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Orthodontics
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)