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Braces that widen your jaw: do they change how you talk?

NCT ID NCT06981507

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how MARPE, a device that widens the upper jaw using small screws, affects speech in 30 teens and young adults aged 15 to 18. Researchers will analyze voice recordings before and after treatment to see if speech patterns change. The goal is to understand whether this common orthodontic procedure has any temporary or lasting effects on talking.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
MARPE (Miniscrew-Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion) device
What this could lead to
If successful, this study could help orthodontists understand whether MARPE causes temporary or lasting speech changes, leading to better patient counseling.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 30 participants. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot prove any benefit or harm beyond speech changes.

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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

About 30 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2025

Expected to finish

Aug 2025

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

15 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with Class I malocclusion * Presence of maxillary transverse deficiency * Young adult patients aged 15 to 18 years * No history of systemic disease, cleft lip/palate, or speech disorders * No history of previous orthodontic treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with any systemic disease * Patients who smoke * Patients with poor oral hygiene * Patients with cooperation difficulties * Patients with mental retardation or cognitive impairment

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Speech

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Evaluation of speech characteristics following marpe treatment in patients with maxillary transverse deficiency

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Dentistry

    Konya, Meram, 42080, Turkey (Türkiye)