Timing of tooth extraction may speed up braces treatment
NCT ID NCT07445321
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 34 people getting braces who needed all four first premolars removed. It compared how fast and how much the gaps closed when teeth were pulled just before braces (fresh sites) versus waiting for the gums to heal first (healed sites). The goal is to help orthodontists decide the best time for extractions to make treatment more efficient.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help orthodontists decide the best time to extract teeth to shorten treatment duration.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 34 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a new treatment, just compares timing.
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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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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2024
- 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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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients aged 18-35 years. * Patients undergoing fixed appliance treatment. * Good oral hygiene and periodontal support. * Patients with all first premolar's extraction treatment plan. * Atraumatic extraction. Exclusion Criteria: * History of previous orthodontic treatment * Systemic diseases like diabetes, hypertension etc * Any bone pathology or taking medicines like bisphosphonates * Patients with clefts or any syndromic condition. * Patients with old extraction socket.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dr Ishrat ul Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences
Karachi, Sindh, 75300, Pakistan