Perception de la douleur durant le traitement orthodontique avec boîtiers auto-ligaturants
Introduction  This research is a descriptive clinical study designed to assess pain during orthodontic treatment with self-ligating brackets. Materials and methods  This study was comprised of 39 patients (18 male, 21 female), mean age of 14 (range 11 to 19 yo). Two types of self-ligating brackets (SPEED n=20 and Damon n=19) were used. Pain was evaluated with a questionnaire developed by the research team. The study was divided into 4 phases. Pain was evaluated for 4 weeks following the insertion of the first 4 orthodontic wires for each patient (0.016 Supercable, 016 CuNiTi, 016X022 CuNiTi, 019X025 CuNiTi). The same questionnaire was used during each phase and included 6 different time-points following the insertion of each wire (T0: before insertion of orthodontic wire, T1: immediately after the insertion of the wire, T2: 5h after insertion, T3: 24h after insertion, T4: 3 days after insertion, T5: 1 week after insertion, T6: 4 weeks after insertion). The visual analogue scale (VAS) and the short version of Saint-Antoine’s questionnaire were used to evaluate the pain. VAS ratings between groups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results and Discussion For the first two wires and for all the different time points, there was no statistical difference between both groups (SPEED and Damon).  However, at the insertion (T0) of the third wire (016X022 CuNiTi), among patients that reported pain (SPEED 47.1%, Damon 55.6%), Damon caused statistically significantly more pain than SPEED (p=0.018), (VAS mean SPEED=14.14±8.55, Damon=33.85±19.64). Three days after the insertion (T4) of the third wire, among the patients that reported pain (SPEED 23.5%, Damon 33.4%), the pain was statistically significantly higher with Damon than SPEED (p=0.008), (VAS mean SPEED=8.74±4.87, Damon=25.15±9.69). The most frequent use of pain medication occured with the first wire, at time-points T2 (5h) and T3 (24h). There was no statistical difference among the groups in terms of the number of patients taking medication. For the large majority of patients, the pain did not affect their life-style. The most frequently used sensorial words used by the patients to describe their pain were « pulling » (tiraillement), « cramping » (étau), « throbbing» (élancement). The most frequently used affective word was « annoying » (énervant). Conclusion The perception of pain for patients with Damon brackets was significantly higher than for those with the SPEED brackets at the insertion of the third wire and three days after placement of the third wire. More patients took pain médication with the first wire and the majority of patients did not report a change in their quality of life. « Pulling » (tiraillement), « cramping » (étau), « throbbing» (élancement) and « annoying » (énervant) were the words most frequently used by the patients to describe their pain.
SPEED Damon Self-ligating Brackets Pain Appliance Orthodontics