TY - JOUR
T1 - Orthodontic debonding and tooth sensitivity of anterior and posterior teeth: A prospective clinical trial
AU - Scribante, Andrea
AU - Gallo, Simone
AU - Celmare, Razvan Lucian
AU - D'Antò, Vincenzo
AU - Grippaudo, Cristina
AU - Gandini, Paola
AU - Sfondrini, Maria Francesca
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Objectives: To assess whether orthodontic debonding and onset of tooth sensitivity were related
and if anterior and posterior teeth showed different sensitivity.
Materials and Methods: 40 patients were divided into a trial group (group 1, at the end of the
multibracket treatment) and a control group (group 2, not under treatment). After the application of
compressed air and cold water to mandibular incisors and first molars, participants were asked to
report the pain felt for each tooth using a 100-mm visual analogue scale. In group 1, assessment
was performed just before debonding (T0), immediately after completion of debonding (T1) and 7
days after (T2). In group 2, values were assessed at the beginning of a follow-up visit (T0), at the end
of the same visit (T1) and 7 days after (T2).
Results: Considering overall teeth, statistical analyses showed significantly higher values in the trial
group at T1 after both stimuli, especially after cold water, besides a significant difference between T0
and T2 values in the same group. Anterior teeth showed significantly higher VAS scores than
posterior after the two thermal stimuli, except after air stimulation in group 1 at T2 and in group 2.
Conclusions: Orthodontic debonding leads to sensitivity to thermal stimuli especially in the anterior
teeth, however pain level is restored within 7 days.
AB - Objectives: To assess whether orthodontic debonding and onset of tooth sensitivity were related
and if anterior and posterior teeth showed different sensitivity.
Materials and Methods: 40 patients were divided into a trial group (group 1, at the end of the
multibracket treatment) and a control group (group 2, not under treatment). After the application of
compressed air and cold water to mandibular incisors and first molars, participants were asked to
report the pain felt for each tooth using a 100-mm visual analogue scale. In group 1, assessment
was performed just before debonding (T0), immediately after completion of debonding (T1) and 7
days after (T2). In group 2, values were assessed at the beginning of a follow-up visit (T0), at the end
of the same visit (T1) and 7 days after (T2).
Results: Considering overall teeth, statistical analyses showed significantly higher values in the trial
group at T1 after both stimuli, especially after cold water, besides a significant difference between T0
and T2 values in the same group. Anterior teeth showed significantly higher VAS scores than
posterior after the two thermal stimuli, except after air stimulation in group 1 at T2 and in group 2.
Conclusions: Orthodontic debonding leads to sensitivity to thermal stimuli especially in the anterior
teeth, however pain level is restored within 7 days.
KW - Debonding
KW - Tooth sensitivity
KW - Debonding
KW - Tooth sensitivity
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/165064
U2 - 10.2319/022620-134.1
DO - 10.2319/022620-134.1
M3 - Article
SN - 0003-3219
VL - 90
SP - 766
EP - 773
JO - Angle Orthodontist
JF - Angle Orthodontist
ER -