Prevention and management of pain during Orthodontic treatment.
In the World Journal of Orthodontics May issue it reports as perceived by patients: Most of the patients (83%) reported that their orthodontist informed them about expected pain during orthodontic treatment. Fifty–nine percent informed their orthodontist of pain during treatment (64% girls and 33% boys). Only 21% of the patients were recommended to take analgesic to relieve the pain and only 7% patients received a prescription for an analgesic to relieve their pain.