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Comparison of Different Methods of Controlling Pain During Debonding of Orthodontic Brackets

NCT05104190 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 148

Last updated 2021-11-02

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Summary

Purpose of this study was to evaluate different methods of controlling pain during debonding

Conditions

  • Analgesia
  • Orthodontic Appliance Complication

Interventions

OTHER

Stabilization of teeth during debonding using fingure pressure and elastic wafer

To control pain during debonding in one group , teeth were stabilized with finger pressure with cotton between finger and teeth and then debonding using open mouth technique was done. In second group teeth were stabilized using a plastic wafer between maxillary and mandibular teeth and then debonding was done using closed mouth technique. In order to reduce biasness, all of the patients were debonded with same plier and with wires still ligated to brackets. With the help of VAS, pain score was measured after debonding. A single operator performed complete procedure of debonding and pain recording.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Pakistan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zahra Khalid, BDS, FCPSII · AFID

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-01
Primary Completion
2019-06-27
Completion
2020-06-24

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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