Wear-documentation and Orthodontic Appliance Compliance

Effect of Thermosensory Wear-documentation on Removable Orthodontic Appliance Compliance

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate whether thermosensory wear-time documentation improves patient compliance of removable orthodontic appliances treated in a public health care clinic. The patients are children and adolescents.

Qualitative subjective evaluation of appliance wear comfort and compliance is recorded, in addition to objective wear-time documentations.

Inclusion Criteria:

• orthodontic treatment with removable appliances planned

Exclusion Criteria:

• non-compliance to participate in the study