Smile Arc Assessment in Orthodontic Patients Following Smile Arc Protection VS MBT Placement Guide Bonding Strategies

Smile Arc Assessment in Orthodontic Patients Following Smile Arc Protection Versus MBT Placement Guide Bonding Strategies: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

The study will be performed on human subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment to correct mild crowding with both techniques enhancing the final smile characteristics of the patients.

The study concisits of two groups, the intervention group entails performing bonding of orthodontic brackets following smile arc protection bonding strategy while the control group entails performing bonding using the MBT placement guide and comparing the final smile outcomes after reaching steel archwires for both groups using customized questionnaires for orthodontists and laypersons.

Inclusion Criteria:

• female patients
• no/mild/moderate crowding or spacing
• non-extraction treatment decision with non-extraction profile
• adults age 16-30 years
• full permanent dentition including fully erupted 7s not necessarily 8s
• good oral hygiene.

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe crowding
• cleft lip and palate/syndromic patients
• bad oral hygiene
• unerupted or partially erupted 7s
• extracted or missing teeth