CTRI/2018/05/014220.

Methods	Unknown
Participants	Children with malocclusion requiring extraction of premolars for treatment Inclusion criteria: patients reporting to the department for orthodontic treatment, no history of previous orthodontic treatment, crowding less than 5 mm, no other therapeutic intervention, no medical contraindications
Interventions	Different methods of ligation: continuous bracket ligation technique versus conventional bracket ligation technique 17x25 inch stainless steel wire in situ for at least 6 weeks
Outcomes	Proclination and vertical changes in the position of the incisors, and mesial movement of the molars as measured on a lateral cephalogram and study models Secondary: alleviation of crowding measured with Little's Index, arch length, chairside time needed for both the ligation techniques, changes in the Inter‐canine width and inter‐molar width, oral hygiene status ‐ Gingival Index and Plaque Index will be recorded
Notes	Emailed author; awaiting contact