# Effectiveness, Patient Acceptance, and Cost Estimation of 3D-printed Retainer Compared to Hawley Retainer in Expansion Case: a Randomized Controlled Trial

> **NCT07659041** · NA · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **National University of Malaysia** · enrollment: 28 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Orthodontic Relapse
- Retention in Orthodontic

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** 3D printed retainer
- **DEVICE:** Hawley retainer

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07659041
- **Lead sponsor:** National University of Malaysia
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-06
- **Primary completion:** 2027-12
- **Final completion:** 2027-12
- **Target enrollment:** 28 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07659041

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07659041, "Effectiveness, Patient Acceptance, and Cost Estimation of 3D-printed Retainer Compared to Hawley Retainer in Expansion Case: a Randomized Controlled Trial". Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-20 from https://api.morvs.ai/clinical/NCT07659041. Licensed CC0.

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