Kartal Y, Polat-Ozsoy O. Insight into orthodontic appliance induced pain: Mechanism, duration and management. World J Anesthesiol 2016; 5(1): 28-35 [DOI: 10.5313/wja.v5.i1.28]
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Omur Polat-Ozsoy, Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Baskent University, Faculty of Dentistry, 1st Street, Bahçelievler No.107, 06500 Ankara, Turkey. omurorto@yahoo.com
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
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Minireviews
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World J Anesthesiol. Mar 27, 2016; 5(1): 28-35 Published online Mar 27, 2016. doi: 10.5313/wja.v5.i1.28
Insight into orthodontic appliance induced pain: Mechanism, duration and management
Yasemin Kartal, Omur Polat-Ozsoy
Yasemin Kartal, Omur Polat-Ozsoy, Department of Orthodontics, Baskent University, Faculty of Dentistry, 06500 Ankara, Turkey
Author contributions: Kartal Y wrote the manuscript; Polat-Ozsoy P helped writing the manuscript and edited the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors deny any conflict of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Omur Polat-Ozsoy, Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Baskent University, Faculty of Dentistry, 1st Street, Bahçelievler No.107, 06500 Ankara, Turkey. omurorto@yahoo.com
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Received: May 14, 2015 Peer-review started: May 19, 2015 First decision: September 2, 2015 Revised: November 4, 2015 Accepted: November 24, 2015 Article in press: November 25, 2015 Published online: March 27, 2016 Processing time: 315 Days and 22.1 Hours
Abstract
Most of the orthodontic patients experience pain during treatment and this significantly influences their attitudes and the approach towards treatment. A number of factors that influence pain response include age, gender, personal pain threshold, mood and stress level of the person, cultural differences and types of orthodontic treatment. Pain is a often overlooked subject by orthodontists, it is nevertheless important to understand the source and mechanism of the pain that occurs during treatment, as well as the methods for managing and controlling this pain. This review attempts to overview the mechanism, duration and current management strategies of orthodontic treatment.
Core tip: Pain during orthodontic treatment is an important concern for both clinicians and patients. Although it is not possible to completely eliminate pain during orthodontic treatment, it is still necessary to understand its causes and to minimize it to the greatest extent possible.
