RT Journal Article
T1 Pain and Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life in Orthodontic Patients During Initial Therapy with Conventional, Low-Friction, and Lingual Brackets and Aligners (Invisalign): A Prospective Clinical Study
A1 Antonio Zancajo, Laura
A1 Montero De Juan, Francisco Javier
A1 Albaladejo, Alberto
A1 Oteo Calatayud, María Dolores
A1 Alvarado Lorenzo, Alfonso
AB The aim of this study was to compare pain and its relationship with the oral quality of life of patients with different types of orthodontic appliances: conventional and conventional low-friction brackets, lingual brackets, and aligners. A prospective clinical study was carried out with a sample size of 120 patients (54 men, 66 women) divided into 4 groups of 30 patients each. The modified McGill questionnaire was used to measure pain at 4, 8, and 24 h and 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 days after the start of treatment, and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire was used to measure the oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in the first month of treatment. The maximum peak of pain was obtained between 24 and 48 h of treatment. It was found that patients in the lingual orthodontic group described lower levels of pain at all times analyzed, and their scores in the total OHIP-14 indicated less impact on their oral quality of life (1.3 ± 1.2, p < 0.01) compared with the other groups analyzed. There was little difference with the aligners group (Invisalign) (1.7 ± 1.9, p < 0.01). The technique used influences the pain and quality of life of patients at the start of orthodontic treatment.
PB MDPI
SN 2077-0383
YR 2020
FD 2020-07-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8349
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8349
LA eng
NO Antonio-Zancajo, L., Montero, J., Albaladejo, A., Oteo-Calatayud, M.D., Alvarado-Lorenzo, A.: Pain and Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life in Orthodontic Patients During Initial Therapy with Conventional, Low-Friction, and Lingual Brackets and Aligners (Invisalign): A Prospective Clinical Study. JCM. 9, 2088 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9072088
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 abr 2025