Reducing orthodontic pain in patients with stainless steel archwire during orthodontic treatment Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
Female participants are randomly allocated into either chewing gum group or control group using random table generation (WebPower Statistical power analysis online) and sealed envelope. Subjects in th
Sponsors
International Islamic University Malaysia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
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
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported orthodontic pain using a visual analogue scale (VAS) at baseline (before placement of stainless steel archwires), immediately after placement (0 hour), at 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72 hours after archwire placement. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Analgesic uptake measured using self-reported questionnaire (frequency, type, dosage and timing of analgesics taken) during the 72-hour study period. 2. Appliances breakages (brackets/tubes/bands) measured using self-reported questionnaire during the 72-hour study period. | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactJoo Ming Cheong
Outcome results
None listed