Pain Perception of Patients Being Treated with Labial Fixed Appliance versus Lingual Fixed Appliance: A Comparative Study

Aim: To compare the pain ratings of patients treated with labial and lingual fixed orthodontic appliances over 3 months. Material and Methods: Thirty patients aged 15-35 years were divided into two groups (Group A: labial, Group B: lingual). Pain perception was assessed using the Visual Analogue Sca...

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Main Authors: Sunanda Paul, Rajkumar S. Alle, Bharathi V. Srinivas, Dharmesh Hampapura Shivananda, Prasenjit Dey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_295_25
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Summary:Aim: To compare the pain ratings of patients treated with labial and lingual fixed orthodontic appliances over 3 months. Material and Methods: Thirty patients aged 15-35 years were divided into two groups (Group A: labial, Group B: lingual). Pain perception was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Pain Measurement Scale (PM) at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months. Results: Lingual appliance patients reported more pain in the first week, which decreased significantly by the third month. Labial appliance patients experienced increasing discomfort over time. Conclusion: Pain perception differs between labial and lingual treatments, with lingual appliances causing initial discomfort that lessens over time and labial appliances showing the opposite trend.
ISSN:0976-4879
0975-7406