3D-Printed braces could fix underbites without surgery
NCT ID NCT07340242
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two types of 3D-printed braces to correct underbites in teens aged 11-14. Sixty participants will be split into three groups: one getting a MARA appliance, one getting a fixed twin block, and one getting no treatment. Researchers will measure changes in jaw and teeth position over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CAD/CAM 3D-printed fixed twin block and MARA appliances
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more comfortable and effective way to correct underbites in teens without surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The devices may cause discomfort or breakage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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9 to 14 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Skeletal Class II malocclusion due to mandibular retrusion. 2. Overjet ≥ 6.0 mm. 3. Normal or low-angle growth pattern. 4. Minimum crowding in the mandibular arch. 5. Undergoing circumpubertal phase of skeletal development (CVMI 2, 3, and 4) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinical signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorder. 2. Systemic disease affecting bone and general growth. 3. Previous orthodontic treatment 4. Cleft lip or palate. 5. Congenital craniofacial deformity. 6. Abnormal oral habits.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of dentistry, Mansoura university
RECRUITINGAl Mansurah, Dakahlia Governorate, 35516, Egypt
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