Patient Expectations, Acceptance and Preferences in Treatment with Orthodontic Mini-implants

Abstract

Patients tolerated the various insertion procedures equally well. However, there were differences with regard to the injection technique: The patients favored an injection immediately next to the mini-implant insertion area.

Expectations, acceptance and preferences of patients in treatment with orthodontic mini-implants

“…Nor are there any studies evaluating patients' subjective preference concerning local anesthetics. Our substudy I already demonstrated that it is the injection itself that causes more pain than the actual surgery [28]. The results of the present study -that no local anesthesia is needed when removing mini-implants -support that hypothesis.…”

“…The patients in this study were recruited from substudy I [28] and consisted of 30 patients randomly selected from the study group. The mean age was 15.03 years (± 0.83).…”

“…Die Probanden dieser Studie wurden aus der Teilstudie I [28] rekrutiert und bestanden demnach aus 30 Patienten, die zufäl-lig aus dem Untersuchungskollektiv ausgewählt wurden. Das durchschnittliche Alter betrug 15,03 Jahre (± 0,83).…”

“…Außerdem liegen weder Studien vor, welche die Präferenzen der Patienten bewerten noch Studien, die den Gebrauch von Lokalanästhetika aus Sicht der Patienten beurteilen. Die Teilstudie I machte bereits deutlich, dass die Injektion selbst mehr Schmerzempfindungen verursacht als der eigentliche chirurgische Prozess [28]. Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden There have been many studies addressing the site of pin insertion and on the form and material of mini-implants [29,34,44,49,50].…”

Pain and discomfort following insertion of miniscrews and premolar extractions: A randomized controlled trial

“…Because of the variety of screw types and their usage, only a few general conclusions can be drawn for the experience of pain and discomfort related to the use of miniscrews. 3 Lehnen et al 4 showed that the drilling of a pilot hole was reported to be as uncomfortable as the pressure that self-drilling screws cause in the bone, and when treatment includes flap surgery or soft tissue punching, patients report even higher pain levels. 5,6 Lee et al 7 showed in a cohort study that patients expect the buccal placement of miniscrews to be more painful than it finally is.…”