Pain control in orthodontics using a micropulse vibration device: A randomized clinical trial

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 625-630

  Lobre, Wendy D ^a   Callegari, Brent J ^a   Gardner, Gary ^a   Marsh, Curtis M ^a   Bush, Anneke C ^b   Dunn, William J ^c  

^a Air Force Postgraduate Dental School ^*  (United States)

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Devices and Investigations   (United States)

Author keywords

Orthodontics; Pain; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHODONTICS; PAIN INTENSITY; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIBRATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHODONTICS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84976382134     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 19457103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/072115-492.1     Document Type: Article

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