To Study the Effect of Vibrations on Pain and Rate of Anterior Teeth Alignment: An Invivo Study

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Author Details : Deepali Bisht*, Varun Goyal, Gurkeerat Singh, Arisha Izhar, Rajkumar Singh, Nishant Gupta

Volume : 3, Issue : 2, Year : 2019

Article Page : 1-7

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jco.2019.011

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Abstract

Introduction – This clinical study was undertaken to compare the rate of anterior teeth alignment and discomfort in patients treated with conventional and passive self ligating brackets along with an indigenously designed functional and dummy orthodontic vibration device.
Materials and Methods – 36 patients were selected for fixed orthodontic treatment and randomly divided into 6 groups- MBT and SLB with vibration(30 Hz,25g), MBT and SLB(control groups), MBT and SLB with dummy device(placebo groups). Little’s irregularity index for lower anteriors was evaluated at start of treatment (T0), at 6 weeks (T1) and 12 weeks (T2). Pain was scored on a visual analogue scale (VAS) at 1 hour after archwire insertion and 2 hours after insertion within which time patients had used their allotted devices.
Results – There was no significant difference in irregularity between groups at T0. Significant alleviation of crowding was seen in the MBT groups subjected to vibration compared to control and placebo MBT groups (p=0.05). However this difference in resolution of irregularity was not statistically significant between the SLB group with vibration and placebo and control groups. The reduction in pain was found to be statistically significant by the use of vibration device at all appointments (p<0> Conclusion - The vibration device was more effective for initial alignment in the MBT group compared to SLB group. Pain was significantly reduced in both MBT and SLB groups by vibration therapy.
Keywords: Accelerated tooth movement, vibrations, pain.

How to cite : Bisht D, Goyal V, Singh G, Izhar A , Singh R, Gupta N, To Study the Effect of Vibrations on Pain and Rate of Anterior Teeth Alignment: An Invivo Study. J Contemp Orthod 2019;3(2):1-7

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