# Microbial and Periodontal Changes Associated With Conventional Versus Self Ligating Brackets

> **NCT02436525** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Al-Azhar University** · enrollment: 45 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Pocket Depth
- Plaque Accumulation
- Gigival Bleeding

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** conventional stainless steel orthodontic brackets ligated with stainless steel ligature (Oromco - USA)
- **DEVICE:** passive self-ligating stainless steel orthodontic brackets (Oromco - USA)
- **DEVICE:** active self-ligating stainless steel orthodontic brackets (Oromco - USA)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02436525
- **Lead sponsor:** Al-Azhar University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2015-03
- **Primary completion:** 2016-04
- **Final completion:** —
- **Target enrollment:** 45 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2015-05-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02436525

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02436525, "Microbial and Periodontal Changes Associated With Conventional Versus Self Ligating Brackets". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02436525. Licensed CC0.

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