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Laser-Assisted tooth movement: a safer retraction?

NCT ID NCT07320352

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruiting now
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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
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Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether using a hard laser during orthodontic retraction (moving front teeth backward) helps preserve the bone around the tooth roots and reduces root damage. Twenty patients with certain bite problems had teeth retracted either with or without laser assistance. The goal was to compare changes in bone thickness and root surface between the two methods.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Hard laser therapy (Biolase device)
What this could lead to
If laser assistance proves beneficial, it could lead to a technique that reduces root damage and preserves bone during orthodontic treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, completed trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply widely. The laser may offer no advantage over standard care.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

20 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2024

Finished

Oct 2025

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

16 to 23 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

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: * class 2 division1 malocclusion * Dentoalveolar bimaxillary protrusion * Extraction of maxillary 1st premolars * No evidence of root resorption * cooperative patient Exclusion Criteria: * un cooperative patient * Bleeding disorders

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

root resorption

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Amount of labial bone thickness Amount of root resorption

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • dental medicine of Al-Azhar university, girls branch.

    Cairo, Egypt