Using a phone app to guide mini-screw placement with braces
Part of Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This trial tests a new technique that uses a phone or tablet app (augmented reality) to help the orthodontist place a small temporary screw in your jaw more precisely during braces treatment. The goal is to make the screw placement safer and more accurate, which may improve your treatment results.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 15 and 40 years old.
- You need a small screw (mini-screw) placed in your jaw as part of your braces treatment.
- You are in good general health (no serious uncontrolled conditions like diabetes or osteoporosis).
- You have good oral hygiene and healthy gums.
- You are not pregnant, not planning to become pregnant, and not breastfeeding.
- You have no allergies to numbing medicines or the materials used for the screw.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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