Comparison of chewing gum and ibuprofen in alleviating orthodontic pain: a single centre, randomised clinical trial

Affiliations

Delavarian Mohadeseh: *Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Imani Mohammad Moslem: †Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Delavarian Fatemeh: +Students Research Committee, Kerman Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Bayani Shahin: ±private practice, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Abstract

The aim of the present three-arm parallel trial was to compare the effectiveness of chewing gum and ibuprofen in the control of orthodontic pain.