Effect of chewing gum on orthodontic pain, painkiller uptake and appliance breakages

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Reducing orthodontic pain in patients with stainless steel archwire during orthodontic treatment; Oral Health

• Registration Number: ISRCTN26299165
• Lead Sponsor: International Islamic University Malaysia

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-12-02
• Study Start: 2024-02-15
• Last Update Posted: 27 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy female aged 20-40 years old
2. Patients fitted with both upper and lower 0.019” x 0.025” rectangular stainless steel archwires on upper and lower pre-adjusted edgewise fixed orthodontic appliances treatment
3. Non-smoker
4. Patients with no craniofacial anomalies
5. No pain-related pathology or disease
6. Not receiving any form of analgesics
7. No oral surgery in the previous 4 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects who only had upper or lower stainless steel archwires
2. Subjects who receive any form of analgesics
3. Subjects who had oral surgery in the previous four weeks
4. Pregnant woman
5. Subjects who have previous orthodontic/orthognathic treatment
6. Subjects who have hypersensitivity reactions to aspirin or other NSAIDs including asthma, rhinitis or urticaria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified