Factors Associated With Pain Level Experience in Orthodontic Treatment

Factors Associated With Pain Level Experience in Orthodontic Treatment

Orthodontic pain has been the primary concern from all patients who requires orthodontic treatment. The design of the study will help us comprehend how patient experienced and managed pain during their orthodontic treatment, average pain level in different orthodontic appliances and factors that could affect pain level experience during treatment, including gender, age, brackets types, hygiene level and habitude.

To interpret the average pain level experience in orthodontic treatment and find correlations of different pain level within each individual from the clinical reports and questionnaires collected from each patient.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient with orthodontic treatment over 2 months and less than 12 months
• Patient with braces or Invisalign
• Patient who goes to orthodontic visits routinely

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient undergoing orthopaedic treatment (Functional appliances, 2x4 braces placement, maxillary expansion)
• Patient who do not understand Spanish
• Patient with cognitive impairment
• Patient who do not want to participate in the study
• Patient who have complete their orthodontic treatment