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Comparison of pain perception with different depths of micro-osteoperforation-A split mouth randomized control trial
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ARYA PRASAD, ARAVIND KUMAR SUBRAMANIAN
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Aim
The aim of this study was to compare the pain perception associated with different depths of micro-osteoperforation.
Materials and Methods
A split-mouth trial was conducted on 10 patients requiring first premolar extraction for orthodontic treatment. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups- 3-millimeter depth and 6-millimeter depth of micro-osteoperforation. Three micro-osteoperforations were done on the labial surface. Post-operative pain level was measured using a Visual Analog Scale at 24 hours, one week, and one month.
Results
A significant difference in the pain score was found between 3mm and 6mm depth at 24 hours (p=0.002). The 6 mm depth group had more pain than 3mm depth of micro-osteoperforation. However, Mann Whitney U test and Friedman’s test revealed there was no significant difference in the pain score at 1st week and 1st month between 3mm and 6mm depth (p=0.195 and 1.000). Pair-wise comparison of pain score within 3mm and 6 mm depth shows there was a significant difference in the pain score between 24 hours; 1week and 1month (p=0.012 and 0.005; P=0.037 and 0.001).
Conclusion
Micro-osteoperforation with deeper depth (6mm) experienced more pain than shallower depth (3 mm group). However, both depths had a significant difference of pain perception at 24 hours. Since the pain levels were bearable and patients were willing to undergo the same procedure again the study results were clinically insignificant.
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accelerated orthodontics, micro-osteoperforation, pain, visual analog scale
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.02.279
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