The effect of 5% naproxen gel on orthodontic pain reduction.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Naproxen gel, 5%, every 8 hours up to 3 days. Intervention 2: Placebo gel, every 8 hours, up to 3 days.
Prevention
Placebo
Naproxen gel, 5%, every 8 hours up to 3 days
Placebo gel, every 8 hours, up to 3 days
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, School of Dentistry, Orthodontic department
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, School of Dentistry
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to 20 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Men and female with 14-20 year old of ages; patients have no pain in teeth and gingiva at the beginning of study.; presence of tight contact between first molar with adjacent teeth and clinician needs to place bilateral elastic separators for molar banding and there is no space between the teeth in the jaw.; Patients are without posterior open bite and the first molars should have antagonist teeth in the opposite jaw.; patients present pain after separator placement. Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not use naproxen gel and placebo gel will be omitted from the study.; patients who do not complete all parts of the questionnaire forms will be omitted from the study.; patients who use other analgesic drugs during the study will be omitted.; removal of any of separators
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain after orthodontic separator placement. Timepoint: 2hours after first use, 6 hours after first use, 10A.M and 6 P.M on days 2,3 and 7 after separator placement. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAzade Kianipour
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, School of Dentistry
Outcome results
None listed