A longitudinal evaluation of pulpal pain during orthodontic tooth movement

Abstract

Orthodontic patients experience significant pain and discomfort 1 day after initial archwire placement (i.e. activation). Future research should investigate whether self-reports of treatment-evoked tooth pain intensity are associated with pulpal sensitivity.

Effects of conducting media and gender on an electric pulp test

“…), but also the pulpal sensory threshold and the subjective pain responses to some dental treatments such as orthodontic tooth movement (Leavitt et al . , Alomari et al . ) and pain medications (Kardelis et al .…”

“…Studies have failed to demonstrate the correlation between not only the electrical threshold and the pulpal histology (Mumford 1967b, Moody et al 1989), but also the pulpal sensory threshold and the subjective pain responses to some dental treatments such as orthodontic tooth movement (Leavitt et al 2002, Alomari et al 2011) and pain medications (Kardelis et al 2002). Despite these shortcomings with EPT, it remains a simple, inexpensive aid in pulpal diagnosis.…”

Identify and Define All Diagnostic Terms for Pulpal Health and Disease States

“…They include verbal rating scales (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15), numeric rating scales (8,16), visual analog scales (12,(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27), color analog scales (28)(29)(30)(31)(32), finger span expression (9,33,34), calibrated questionnaires (8,(35)(36)(37)(38)(39), and cortical evoked potentials (6,7,16,21,(40)(41)(42)(43). A brief description of each is presented.…”

Pharmacological management of pain during orthodontic treatment: a meta‐analysis

“…As a result of inflammation, high levels of prostaglandins, histamine, serotonine, bradykinin, substance P and cAMP are released to the PDL (12, 13, 33, 37–39). Pain may also be induced by pulp irritation during orthodontic tooth movement (40).…”