Pain and Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life in Orthodontic Patients During Initial Therapy with Conventional, Low-Friction, and Lingual Brackets and Aligners (Invisalign): A Prospective Clinical Study

Laura Antonio-Zancajo, Javier Montero, Alberto Albaladejo, Maria Dolores Oteo-Calatayud, Alfonso Alvarado-Lorenzo, Laura Antonio-Zancajo, Javier Montero, Alberto Albaladejo, Maria Dolores Oteo-Calatayud, Alfonso Alvarado-Lorenzo

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare pain and its relationship with the oral quality of life of patients with different types of orthodontic appliances: conventional and conventional low-friction brackets, lingual brackets, and aligners. A prospective clinical study was carried out with a sample size of 120 patients (54 men, 66 women) divided into 4 groups of 30 patients each. The modified McGill questionnaire was used to measure pain at 4, 8, and 24 h and 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 days after the start of treatment, and the Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) questionnaire was used to measure the oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in the first month of treatment. The maximum peak of pain was obtained between 24 and 48 h of treatment. It was found that patients in the lingual orthodontic group described lower levels of pain at all times analyzed, and their scores in the total OHIP-14 indicated less impact on their oral quality of life (1.3 ± 1.2, p < 0.01) compared with the other groups analyzed. There was little difference with the aligners group (Invisalign) (1.7 ± 1.9, p < 0.01). The technique used influences the pain and quality of life of patients at the start of orthodontic treatment.

Keywords: Invisalign; lingual orthodontics; low-friction brackets; oral health; oral quality of life; orthodontics; pain.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Pain analysis according to the visual analog scale (VAS).

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