Biolux Research has begun a long-term clinical trial to evaluate the effects of its phototherapy technology on orthodontic tooth movement and treatment timelines.
The goal of the trial is to evaluate the efficacy of phototherapy over the course of a complete, full-mouth orthodontic treatment, the company said. The study will include more than 40 orthodontic patients treated with traditional brackets and wires plus phototherapy, and the patients will be followed over the course of the treatment program, including post-treatment follow-up. Measures of tooth position and movement will be made periodically by physical measurement and imaging, and secondary measures of procedure acceptance, patient compliance, and product validation will also be collected.
The trial is located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry Department of Orthodontics, and the principal investigator for the study is Chung Kau, BDS, MScD, PhD, professor and chair of the department of orthodontics.
"We are very interested in evaluating novel methods for accelerating orthodontic treatment, leading to improved clinical outcomes and reduced treatment timelines," said Dr. Kau in a press release.
Biolux has obtained "outstanding results in animal models for accelerating tooth movement, including acceleration of up to five times compared to untreated controls, and we hope to replicate these results in humans in this study," added Peter Brawn, Biolux founder and inventor of the light-accelerated regeneration technology.
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