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A clinical and laboratory study of the performance of a dual-cured glass-ionomer cement as a bonding agent for orthodontic brackets.
ISRCTN ISRCTN70334837
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A clinical and laboratory study of the performance of a dual-cured glass-ionomer cement as a bonding agent for orthodontic brackets.
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source 94060005
Study hypothesis To assess the clinical performance of a resin-modified glass ionomer cement as an orthodontic bonding agent, and to compare these findings with the results of laboratory tests of bond performance.
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Oral health/stomatognathic diseases
Participants - inclusion criteria Patients attending for routine orthodontic treatment using fixed appliances.
Participants - exclusion criteria Does not match inclusion criteria
Anticipated start date 04/01/1994
Anticipated end date 04/01/1996
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants Not provided at time of registration
Interventions Each patient will be allocated randomly to one of three test groups :
1. Glass-ionomer without sandblasting vs. composite resin
2. Glass-ionomer with sandblasting vs. composite resin
3. Glass-ionomer with sandblasting vs. glass-ionomer without sandblasting
Primary outcome measure(s) Clinical bracket failure rates. In vitro: bracket bond strengths and fatigue (assessed using a ball mill); fluoride release over time
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding NHS Executive Northern and Yorkshire (UK)
Trial website
Publications 1995 results http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7640255
Contact name Mr  Nigel  Carter
  Address Dental School
Framlington Place
University of Newcastle
  City/town Newcastle upon Tyne
  Zip/Postcode NE2 4BW
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)191 222 8347
  Email
Sponsor NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
  Address The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Fax +44 (0)20 7307 2623
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.doh.gov.uk
Date applied 23/01/2004
Last edited 18/01/2010
Date ISRCTN assigned 23/01/2004
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