Pain and Oral Health Related Quality of LIfe among Patients Undergoing Fixed Orthodontic Treatment: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Poudel, Prakash; Dahal, Sirjana; Thapa, Vivek Bikram

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Pain and Oral Health Related Quality of LIfe among Patients Undergoing Fixed Orthodontic Treatment: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

creativeworkseries.issn	JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.author	Poudel, Prakash
dc.contributor.author	Dahal, Sirjana
dc.contributor.author	Thapa, Vivek Bikram
dc.date.accessioned	2026-08-11T05:10:26Z
dc.date.available	2026-08-11T05:10:26Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.description	Prakash Poudel Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal Sirjana Dahal Department of Community and Public Health Dentistry, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal Vivek Bikram Thapa Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal
dc.description.abstract	Keywords: fixed orthodontic treatment, oral health impact profile-14, pain Abstract Introduction: Fixed orthodontic procedures such as separator placement, archwire placement and activations, application of orthopaedic forces, and debonding of brackets produce pain in patients. This study was conducted to assess pain and oral health-related quality of life among patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 152 orthodontic patients of a teritary care center from January 2019 to October 2019 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Ref. no. 2311201813). Convenience sampling method was done to select the participants. Oral health-related quality of life using â€œOral Health Impact Profile-14â€ and pain experienced during the first month of fixed orthodontic treatment were assessed. Data analysis for calculation of frequency and proportion was done in Statistical Package of Social Sciences. Results: Mean pain score of the study participants was 5.05Â±2.07 and their mean oral health impact was 12.71Â±7.27. Most of the study participants 86 (56.58%), had experienced moderate pain due to orthodontic treatment. Out of the reported impacts, 134 (88.2%) had painful aching in mouth and 127 (83.6%) had difficulty during eating. Least impact was seen in alteration of taste 35 (23%). Conclusions: The pain intensity experienced by patients was variable. Most participants had moderate pain but few patients perceived no pain at all. The participants had at least one or other oral health impacts due to fixed orthodontic treatment. Orthodontists should counsel the patients regarding possible discomfort so that there is no discontinuation of treatment due to pain.
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4817
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/7195
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Nepal Medical Association
dc.subject	fixed orthodontic treatment
dc.subject	oral health impact profile-14
dc.subject	pain
dc.title	Pain and Oral Health Related Quality of LIfe among Patients Undergoing Fixed Orthodontic Treatment: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
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