Orthodontic Appliance Complication, Orthodontic Pain, Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
Orthodontic pain has been the primary concern from all patients who requires orthodontic treatment. The design of the study will help us comprehend how patient experienced and managed pain during their orthodontic treatment, average pain level in different orthodontic appliances and factors that could affect pain level experience during treatment, including gender, age, brackets types, hygiene level and habitude.
Detailed description
To interpret the average pain level experience in orthodontic treatment and find correlations of different pain level within each individual from the clinical reports and questionnaires collected from each patient.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPain Level experience during orthodontic treatment
A questionnaire was given to patients who have started their orthodontic treatment to assess their pain level experience
Sponsors
Shen Gaang Jong Shiaw Hospital
Chia Jung Lee
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patient with orthodontic treatment over 2 months and less than 12 months * Patient with braces or Invisalign * Patient who goes to orthodontic visits routinely
Exclusion criteria
* Patient undergoing orthopaedic treatment (Functional appliances, 2x4 braces placement, maxillary expansion) * Patient who do not understand Spanish * Patient with cognitive impairment * Patient who do not want to participate in the study * Patient who have complete their orthodontic treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain level difference within different orthodontic appliances | From date of randomisation until the date of a 150 participation. Through study completion, an average of 1 year | Orthodontic appliances such as Invisalign, conventional braces and self-ligated braces are included to compare. Pain assessed through visual analogue scale (VAS) rating 0(No pain) to 10(extreme pain) were given individually to participant with different orthodontic appliances to gather information. The lower the score, the lesser the pain and vise versa. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain level difference within different factors | Through study completion, an average of 1 year. | Factors such as gender, age, hygiene level, tooth discrepancies, habitude and mental state could affect the pain level experience during orthodontic treatment. Survey given with respective questions and pain assessed through visual analogue scale (VAS) rating 0(no pain) to 10(extreme pain) were given individually to participant to gather information. The lower the score, the lesser the pain and vise versa. |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactChia Jung Lee
Outcome results
None listed