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Rates will be measured end of use of each individual Invisalign time point in order to determine whether the application of photobiomodulation increases the rate of tooth movement with Invisalign treatment.'}], 'secondaryOutcomes': [{'measure': 'Length of treatment time', 'timeFrame': 'From date of enrolment until the date of completion of the last Invisalign aligner, assessed up to 2 years', 'description': 'Treatment time will be calculated as the number of days from the first day until the last day the subject wears Invisalign aligners. To evaluate whether the application of photobiomodulation decreases the total treatment time with Invisalign treatment, the measured length of time will be compared against the expected treatment time.'}, {'measure': 'Effect of photobiomodulation on external apical root resorption', 'timeFrame': 'From date of enrolment until the date of completion of the last Invisalign aligner, assessed up to 2 years', 'description': 'Root lengths will be measured from panoramic radiographs to evaluate whether the application of photobiomodulation decreases the total amount of external apical root resorption over the course of the treatment,'}]}, 'oversightModule': {'oversightHasDmc': False}, 'conditionsModule': {'keywords': ['Alignment phase', 'Photobiomodulation', 'Orthodontic treatment', 'Malocclusion', 'OrthoPulse™', 'Invisalign'], 'conditions': ['Malocclusion']}, 'referencesModule': {'references': [{'pmid': '12539482', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Sun X, Zhu X, Xu C, Ye N, Zhu H. 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The effect of photobiomodulation on root resorption during orthodontic treatment. Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2014 Jan 15;6:1-8. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S49489. eCollection 2014.'}, {'pmid': '23990217', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Ekizer A, Uysal T, Guray E, Akkus D. Effect of LED-mediated-photobiomodulation therapy on orthodontic tooth movement and root resorption in rats. Lasers Med Sci. 2015 Feb;30(2):779-85. doi: 10.1007/s10103-013-1405-3. Epub 2013 Aug 29.'}, {'pmid': '23139069', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Ekizer A, Uysal T, Guray E, Yuksel Y. Light-emitting diode photobiomodulation: effect on bone formation in orthopedically expanded suture in rats--early bone changes. Lasers Med Sci. 2013 Sep;28(5):1263-70. doi: 10.1007/s10103-012-1214-0. Epub 2012 Nov 9.'}, {'pmid': '25017014', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'El-Bialy T, Alhadlaq A, Felemban N, Yeung J, Ebrahim A, Hassan AH. The effect of light-emitting diode and laser on mandibular growth in rats. 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