Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy and chewing gum in reducing orthodontic pain: A randomized controlled trial
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Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ali Altuğ BIÇAKÇI
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | KOREAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS |
| Dergi ISSN | 2234-7518 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 09-2021 |
| Cilt No | 51 |
| Sayı | 5 |
| Sayfalar | 313 / 320 |
| DOI Numarası | 10.4041/kjod.2021.51.5.313 |
| Özet |
| The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of chewing gum and low-level laser therapy in alleviating orthodontic pain induced by the initial archwire. Patients with 3-6 mm maxillary crowding who planned to receive non-extraction orthodontic treatment were recruited for the study. Sixty-three participants (33 females and 30 males) were randomly allocated into three groups: laser, chewing gum, and control. In the laser group, a gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) diode laser with a wavelength of 820 nm was used to apply a single dose immediately after orthodontic treatment began. In the chewing gum group, sugar-free gum was chewed three times for 20 minutes- immediately after starting treatment, and at the twenty-fourth and forty-eighth hours of treatment. Pain perception was measured using a visual analog scale at the second, sixth, and twenty-fourth hours, and on the second, third, and seventh days. There were no statistically significant differences between the groups at any measured time point ( > 0.05). The highest pain scores were detected at the twenty-fourth hour of treatment in all groups. Within the limitations of the study, we could not detect whether low-level laser therapy and chewing gum had any clinically significant effect on orthodontic pain. Different results may be obtained with a higher number of participants or using lasers with different wavelengths and specifications. Although the study had a sufficient number of participants according to statistical analysis, higher number of participants could have provided more definitive outcomes. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Chewing gum | Low-level laser therapy | Pain |
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| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 16 |