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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Efficacy of Chewing Gum to Reduce Orthodontic Pain Compared to Placebo: A Blinded, Parallel-Group, Preliminary Clinical Trial.

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2019 Summer


J Oral Facial Pain Headache


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30978268?dopt=Abstract


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Efficacy of Chewing Gum to Reduce Orthodontic Pain Compared to Placebo: A Blinded, Parallel-Group, Preliminary Clinical Trial.

Authors

Efficacy of Chewing Gum to Reduce Orthodontic Pain Compared to Placebo: A Blinded, Parallel-Group, Preliminary Clinical Trial.
Alqareer A, Alyahya A, Al-Anezi SA, AlAwadhi A, Al Qabandi S, Alyaseen M
J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2019 Summer; 33(3):301–307.
PMID: 30978268.

Abstract

To quantify the pain experienced by orthodontic patients during the first 10 days of appliance placement, to determine whether chewing gum reduces orthodontic pain compared to placebo, and to examine patients' overall perceptions of the impact of orthodontic pain.
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