Efficacy of Chewing Gum to Reduce Orthodontic Pain Compared to Placebo: A Blinded, Parallel-Group, Preliminary Clinical Trial.

CONCLUSION: Chewing gum three times per day does not seem to significantly reduce orthodontic pain compared to placebo. Orthodontists should manage their patients' pain expectations. PMID: 30978268 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30978268?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Orofacial Pain - April 13, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Oral Facial Pain Headache Source Type: research