Tiny screws may improve braces efficiency
NCT ID NCT01025141
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using small titanium screws (miniscrews) as anchors works better than using other teeth for support during orthodontic treatment. 99 patients aged 12 to 50 who needed two upper premolars extracted took part. The main goal was to see how well the extraction gaps closed after 8 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Miniscrew (skeletal anchorage device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, miniscrews could offer a more stable and efficient way to close gaps after tooth extraction during braces treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no phase designation, so results may not apply broadly. Miniscrews carry risks of failure, infection, or discomfort.
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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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99 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2009
- Finished
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Feb 2014
- 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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12 to 50 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: * Aged from 12 to 50 years old * Patient need orthodontic treatment with extraction of 2 maxillary bicuspid * Patient has signed informed consent Exclusion criteria: * Patient younger than 12 and older than 50 years old * Patient without social security affiliation * Patient with a medical condition that indicates against orthodontic treatment
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bretonneau Hospital
Paris, 75018, France
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