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Chewing Gum Effect in Reducing Orthodontic Pain After Separator and Initial Arch Wire Placement

NCT04836234 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2021-04-08

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Summary

Pain is the most claimed complaint from orthodontic treatment. Fear of pain has contributed to patients' avoidance of seeking orthodontic treatment, affects patients' compliance to treatment and even becomes the main reason for discontinuing orthodontic treatment. For years, orthodontic patients have reported using analgesics during orthodontic treatment to ease the pain. However, analgesics have many side effects such as allergic reactions, bleeding disorders, gastric ulcers, liver toxicity and their potential influence in slowing down tooth movement. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of chewing gums in pain reduction in Malaysian multi-ethnic orthodontic patients and to explore the possibility of chewing gum to be recommended as a suitable substitute for analgesics in our future practice.

Conditions

  • Orthodontic Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Wrigley Extra Strawberry Flavour Sugar Free Chewing Gum

Wrigley Extra Strawberry Flavour Sugar Free Chewing Gum 65g 40 pieces

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Malaya

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Siti Adibah Othman, Prof · Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya

  • Zamros Yuzadi Mohd Yusof, Prof · Faculty Of Dentistry, University of Malaya

  • Poon Pei San · Faculty of dentistry, University of Malaya

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-03-06
Primary Completion
2021-08-31
Completion
2021-08-31

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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