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NCT Number: NCT07127341

A Survey on the Use of Removable Functional Appliances Among Patients Undergoing Treatment at the Orthodontic Unit of Nice University Hospital

The aim of the removable functional appliance is to restore functional balance (breathing, swallowing, chewing, etc.) and muscular balance (particularly of the facial muscles) in children. This contributes to the development of a harmonious and stable occlusion. This study aims to evaluate the level of cooperation, satisfaction, and perceived effectiveness of treatment among patients and their parents.The aim of this survey is to assess patient and parent cooperation, satisfaction, and perceived treatment effectiveness used for their neuromuscular, orthopedic, and dental effects of removable elastomeric appliances(orthodontic appliances, functional)."

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Key information

Conditions

Orthodentic Appliances

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Private practice, Liège, Belgium

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who had a malocclusion and/or a dysfunction which can be treated by removable functionnal appliance and their parents.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who do not require functional education

Treatment and study plan

Patient with removable functional appliance

Device

Survey (quiz) for patient who had malocclusion and/or a dysfunction treated removable functional appliance about the treatment, before, during and after treatment

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of patient's satisfaction about the treatment removable functional appliance

    Time frame: A follow-up every 6 weeks for 6 months

    The satisfaction of patients is evaluated with a quiz (questionnaire) divided in three part : before, during and after treatment. (questions quizz patient) with scale from 0 to 10 and free answers.

  2. Evaluation of parent's satisfaction about the treatmtent with removable functional appliance

    Time frame: A follow-up every 6 weeks for 6 months

    The satisfaction of parents is evaluated with a quiz (questionnaire) divided in three part : before, during and after treatment. questions quizz parents with scale from 0 to 10 and free answers.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 17, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 8, 2026

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