Methods That Reduce Pain During Debonding Fixed Orthodontic Appliance

NCT ID: NCT05904587

Last Updated: 2023-06-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

128 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-19

Study Completion Date

2023-11-01

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of four different methods (including the control group) in reducing pain during debonding of fixed orthodontic appliances in participants requiring the removal of their fixed orthodontic appliance.

The main question it aims to answer is which method (biting on a cotton roll, biting on a soft thermoplastic elastomeric sheet, and the use of low-level vibration in reducing pain during the debonding procedure) is most effective in reducing the patients' pain during debonding of conventional orthodontic fixed appliances.

Participants will be asked to give their pain score on a scale of 0 to 100 VAS (visual analogue scale) for every region of the dentition.

the researcher then will compare different scores of different methods to find the most effective method in reducing pain.

Detailed Description

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After signing the consent form, the patient will be tested using General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) to reduce the effect of general anxiety on pain scores. GAD consists of 7 statements designed to measure anxiety. This will aid in identifying individuals who have severe anxiety disorder and exclude them from the study to ensure more accurate results.

Four debonding methods will be used in this study; Routine mechanical debonding with debonding plier with an open mouth, which will be used as control, and three other interventions to manage pain including biting on a cotton roll, biting on an elastomeric wafer, and using vibration. All of the procedures will be done with the archwire in situ and with minimal torsional force on the bracket.

For the control group, the debonding will be done with an open-mouth technique without any support applied to the teeth. The cotton roll method will be done by asking the patient to bite on the cotton roll firmly but not excessively during the debonding procedure.

As for the elastomeric wafer group the patient will bite on the wafer firmly during the debonding procedure, in a similar fashion the patient will bite on the mouthpiece of the VPro vibration device.

Pain will be estimated by using 100mm VAS and recording the results for each sextant, accompanied by the GAD-7 results and the patient's age and gender.

Conditions

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Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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open mouth debonding

debonding of the bracket is done while the mouth of the patient is open and without any support to the teeth during the debonding procedure

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

biting on soft elastomeric wafer

debonding of the bracket is done while the patient is biting on the preshaped soft elastomeric wafer (cut into a horseshoe shape) during the debonding procedure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ortho technology, sports advantage, thermal forming soft EVA 3mm

Intervention Type OTHER

the pain is recorded when the patient is biting on the EVA sheet during the debonding procedure

biting on cotton roll

debonding of the bracket is done while the patient is biting on a cotton roll during the debonding procedure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cotton roll

Intervention Type OTHER

the pain is recorded when the patient is biting on the cotton roll during the debonding procedure

biting on the mouthpiece of vibrational device

debonding of the bracket is done while the patient is biting on the mouthpiece of the vibrational device (SureSmile® VPro™) delivering vibrations to the dentition during the debonding procedure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SureSmile® VPro™

Intervention Type DEVICE

the pain is recorded when the patient is biting on the mouthpiece of the device during the debonding procedure

Interventions

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SureSmile® VPro™

the pain is recorded when the patient is biting on the mouthpiece of the device during the debonding procedure

Intervention Type DEVICE

ortho technology, sports advantage, thermal forming soft EVA 3mm

the pain is recorded when the patient is biting on the EVA sheet during the debonding procedure

Intervention Type OTHER

cotton roll

the pain is recorded when the patient is biting on the cotton roll during the debonding procedure

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients between 15-30 years of age who could understand, assess, and answer the questionnaires.
2. No history of taking medicine periodically or in the last 24 hours (e.g., painkillers, corticosteroids, and anti-flu drugs).
3. No debonded brackets prior to debonding procedure.
4. No missing teeth except extracted premolar.
5. Undergoing upper and lower fixed orthodontic treatment with 0.022-inch metal brackets.
6. Finishing arch wires present for at least two months.
7. No craniofacial deformities that would affect the dentoalveolar bone quality (e.g., cleft lip and palate) .

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of taking medicine periodically or in the last 24 h (e.g., analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anxiolytic).
2. GAD-7 score of ˃8.
3. Debonded brackets at the time of debonding.
4. Missing teeth except for extracted premolars.
5. Active periodontal problems (recession and mobility greater than Grade I),
6. Heavily restored or root canal treated tooth.
7. Craniofacial deformities that would affect dentoalveolar bone quality (e.g., cleft lip and palate).
8. Surgical treatment (including impacted tooth removal) and presence of mini-screws.
9. excessive gingival overgrowth.
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Baghdad

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alhasan Ibraheem Ali

B.D.S.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ammar S Kadhum, Asst. Prof.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Baghdad

Locations

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College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad

Baghdad, Bab Al-Muadham, Iraq

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Iraq

Central Contacts

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Alhasan I Ali, B.D.S.

Role: CONTACT

7505959112 ext. +964

Ammar S Kadhum, Asst. Prof.

Role: CONTACT

7702500415 ext. +964

Facility Contacts

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Dheaa H Al-Groosh, Prof.

Role: primary

7737776503 ext. +964

References

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Almuzian M, Rizk MZ, Ulhaq A, Alharbi F, Alomari S, Mohammed H. Effectiveness of different debonding techniques and adjunctive methods on pain and discomfort perception during debonding fixed orthodontic appliances: a systematic review. Eur J Orthod. 2019 Sep 21;41(5):486-494. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjz013.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30934051 (View on PubMed)

Bavbek NC, Tuncer BB, Tortop T, Celik B. Efficacy of different methods to reduce pain during debonding of orthodontic brackets. Angle Orthod. 2016 Nov;86(6):917-924. doi: 10.2319/020116-88R.1. Epub 2016 May 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27172508 (View on PubMed)

Celebi, F. (2021) Evaluation of the effects of cotton roll-biting on debonding pain: a split-mouth study. South European Journal of Orthodontics And Dentofacial Research, 8, 1-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Gupta SP, Rauniyar S, Prasad P, Pradhan PMS. A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of different methods on pain management during orthodontic debonding. Prog Orthod. 2022 Mar 1;23(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s40510-022-00401-y.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35229220 (View on PubMed)

Jaypapal, J., Maheshwari, U. and Vijayalakshmi, V. (2020) Comparison of pain perception during debonding between conventional and vibratory therapy. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, 24, 701-715.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Kilinc DD, Sayar G. Evaluation of pain perception during orthodontic debonding of metallic brackets with four different techniques. J Appl Oral Sci. 2019 Jan 7;27:e20180003. doi: 10.1590/1678-7757-2018-0003.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30624460 (View on PubMed)

Pithon MM, Santos Fonseca Figueiredo D, Oliveira DD, Coqueiro Rda S. What is the best method for debonding metallic brackets from the patient's perspective? Prog Orthod. 2015;16:17. doi: 10.1186/s40510-015-0088-7. Epub 2015 Jun 17.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26081783 (View on PubMed)

Williams OL, Bishara SE. Patient discomfort levels at the time of debonding: a pilot study. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1992 Apr;101(4):313-7. doi: 10.1016/S0889-5406(05)80324-5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1558060 (View on PubMed)

Musawi AI, Kadhum AS. Effectiveness of high-frequency vibration, cotton rolls and elastomeric wafers in alleviating debonding pain of orthodontic metal brackets: a randomized clinical trial. Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 24;14(1):25160. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-75725-2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39448724 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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780423

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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