Prevention of orthodontic pai
- Conditions
- Orthodontic pain.Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014020316466N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Dentofacial Deformities Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
participants, in good general health without any reported systematic diseases; no concurrent use of analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs; requiring banding of posterior teeth and placement of two or more elastomeric separators as a part of orthodontic treatment; caries-free dentition with healthy periodontium and without any endodontic problems in the posterior part of the mouth; presence of antagonist teeth in the opposite arch and absence of posterior open bite and interdental spaces. Patients were excluded from the study if they used analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs during the study, did not complete the questionnaire, did not use or improperly used benzocaine or ketoprofen patches,or removed elastomeric separators.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain. Timepoint: 2 h, 6h, 24h, day2(6 pm), day3(10am and 6 pm) and day7(10 am and 6 pm). Method of measurement: 100 scores visual analogue scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Production. Timepoint: 2 h, 6h, 24h, day2(6 pm), day3(10am and 6 pm) and day7(10 am and 6 pm). Method of measurement: visual analogue scale.