Initial arch wires for alignment of crooked teeth with fixed orthodontic braces

Objectives: To determine whether a text message reduces the severity of patient self-reported levels of pain and anxiety following initial placement of orthodontic appliances. Materials and Methods: Thirty-nine orthodontic patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups and matched for age, gender, and bracket type (self-ligating vs conventional). The subjects completed baseline questionnaires to ascertain their levels of pain and anxiety before initiating orthodontic treatment. Following the initial appointment, subjects completed the pain questionnaire and anxiety inventory at the same time daily for 1 week. One group received a structured text message showing concern and reassurance, while the second group served as a control and received no postprocedural communication.

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of text message follow-up on patient's self-reported level of pain and anxiety

Keith

Rinchuse

Kennedy

et al. 2012

“…[16][17][18] Bearing these studies in mind, there are no definite conclusions as to which archwire is associated with the least pain. 19 Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the pain experience during the initial aligning phase of orthodontic treatment with three types of NiTi wires: superelastic NiTi, thermoelastic NiTi, and Nitinol aligning archwires. Further aims were to examine any possible associations between age, gender, and degree of crowding/teeth irregularity and the pain intensity.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pain experience during initial alignment with three types of nickel-titanium archwires: A prospective clinical trial

Abdelrahman

Al-Nimri

Maaitah

2015

Objective: To clinically evaluate the pain intensity during the week following initial placement of three different orthodontic aligning archwires. Materials and Methods: A consecutive sample of 75 patients requiring upper and lower fixed orthodontic appliances were alternately allocated into three different archwires (0.014-inch superelastic NiTi, 0.014-inch thermoelastic NiTi or 0.014-inch conventional NiTi). Assessments of pain/discomfort were made on a daily basis over the first 7-day period after bonding by means of visual analog scale and consumption of analgesics. The maximum pain score was recorded. The possible associations between age, gender, degree of crowding, and teeth irregularity and the pain intensity were also examined. Demographic and clinical differences between the three groups were compared with chi-square test or analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. Results: No statistically significant differences were found in the pain intensity when the three aligning NiTi archwires were compared (P 5 .63). No significant differences in pain perception were found in terms of gender, age, lower arch crowding, and incisor irregularity. The intake of analgesics was the least in the superelastic NiTi group. Conclusions: The three forms of NiTi wires were similar in terms of pain intensity during the initial aligning stage of orthodontic fixed appliance therapy. Gender, age, and the degree of crowding have no effect on the perceived discomfort experienced by patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. (Angle Orthod. 2015;85:1021-1026

“…Bearing these studies in mind, there are no definite conclusions as to which archwire is the best in terms of alignment efficiency. 15 Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare clinically three types of NiTi archwires in terms of the efficiency of alignment each affords.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A clinical comparison of three aligning archwires in terms of alignment efficiency: A prospective clinical trial

Abdelrahman

Al-Nimri

Maaitah

2014