Orthodontic Pain Tracker App – A Smart Research Tool

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Original Article

Author Details : Monika Gupta*, Anil Miglani, Pravesh Gupta

Volume : 4, Issue : 1, Year : 2020

Article Page : 33-38

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jco.2020.005

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Abstract

Objectives: Introduction:-Smartphone & its application has changed our lives completely with the better access they provide to connect with the rest of the world. By making using of these technological advances we have designed a mobile app “ORTHODONT PAIN TRACKER” for better coordination & follow of the patient alongwith that various studies can be conducted.
Objective:- To develop a mobile application for assessment of actual pain perception during orthodontic treatment in different sex & various time intervals in a day and in a week. Material & Methods:- 50 patients currently in the process of receiving orthodontic treatment was included in the study in the age group of 17 to 30 years (includes 25 males & 25 females). All the patient has to download the app “ORTHODONTIC PAIN TRACKER” from the link provided by the orthodontist thereafter patient details and his treatment details are to be filled. App includes the pain scale with various colourful attractive emoticons for patient to easily understand & mark his pain score of the day.
Results- Statistically significant decrease in orthodontic pain from first to seventh day. Clinically significant increase of pain in different sex & different time interval was found to have a significant co-relation with high pain scores.
Conclusion:- In this group of selected patient records, the differences are found in pain perception of both male and female subjects; however, females showed significantly higher pain intensity at all time points and a greater diurnal variability in pain perception as compared to males.

Keywords:- Orthodont pain tracker, Pain intensity, Levelling wires, Pain perception, Niti wire.

How to cite : Gupta M, Miglani A, Gupta P, Orthodontic Pain Tracker App – A Smart Research Tool. J Contemp Orthod 2020;4(1):33-38

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