Randomized clinical trial on the effect of intermittent vibrational force application during orthodontic treatment with aligners on RANKL and OPG concentrations in crevicular fluid.

ABSTRACT: Application of intermittent forces by vibration is proposed as an easy-to-use accelerator of dental movement. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of intermittent vibrational force application during orthodontic aligner treatment on receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) concentrations in crevicular fluid as markers of bone remodeling. This three-arm parallel randomized clinical trial included 45 candidates for malocclusion treatment with aligners, randomly assigned to: Group A (vibrational forces from onset of treatment); Group B (vibrational forces at 6 weeks after treatment onset); or Group C (no vibration). The frequency of aligner adjustment also differed among groups. At different time points, a paper tip was used to dra

SUBMITTER: Perez Idarraga A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189425 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature