Research
Orthodontic tooth movement-induced acute referred pain is associated with pain intensity but not psychological and behavioural factors: a prospective study
Nature ·
The Brief
- A prospective study examined acute referred pain caused by orthodontic tooth movement.
- The study reports that this referred pain is associated with pain intensity.
- The study reports no association between the referred pain and psychological and behavioural factors.
Why it matters
For science readers, the study suggests that the intensity of orthodontic pain, rather than psychological or behavioural factors, is linked to acute referred pain during tooth movement.
Who’s affected
- orthodontic patients
- orthodontists and dental researchers
- #orthodontics
- #pain research
- #dentistry
- #referred pain
- #clinical study