The comparison of pain perception and compliance of patients treated with orthodontic elastics

The assessment of pain perception and compliance of orthodontic patients treated with heavy and medium intermaxillary elastics

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20150628022951N5

Enrollment

106

Registered

2018-05-21

Start date

2018-01-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-06-18

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Conditions

Jaw discrepancy. Anomalies of jaw-cranial base relationship

Interventions

Intervention 1: First intervention group: Receiving medium intermaxillary elastic. Intervention 2: Second intervention group: Receiving heavy intermaxillary elastic.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having the consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having a systemic or mental disease Addiction to alcohol or any psychoactive substance

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity. Timepoint: on the same day, one, four, and fourteen days after receiving intermaxillary elastic. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patient compliance. Timepoint: on the same day, one, four, and fourteen days after receiving intermaxillary elastic. Method of measurement: Researcher-made questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Rafigi

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

rafighi_ali@yahoo.com+98 41 3336 4658

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026