Status:
UNKNOWN
Chewing Gum Effect in Reducing Orthodontic Pain After Separator and Initial Arch Wire Placement
Lead Sponsor:
University of Malaya
Conditions:
Orthodontic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 ...
Detailed Description
Orthodontic treatment have been shown to cause varying degrees of discomforts and pain to the patients. Fear of pain has contributed to patients' avoidance of seeking orthodontic treatment, affect pat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients about to undergo orthodontic treatment with maxillary and mandibular fixed appliances
- Orthodontic treatment include the extraction of the permanent first or second premolars
- Age 16 years and above
Exclusion
- Significant medical problem or cleft lip and palate.
- Pregnant lady
- Occurrence of using analgesics or antibiotics
- History of asthma or unstable asthma the last year
- Oral surgery in the previous 4 weeks
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 6 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
108 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04836234
Start Date
March 6 2019
End Date
August 1 2021
Last Update
April 8 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Postgraduate Orthodontic Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 50603