Validation of a modified McGill Pain Questionnaire for orthodontic patients.

Conclusions: MMPQ-SF, particularly MMPQ-SF11, demonstrated utility in assessment of localized and generalized/emotional aspects of pain in adolescent orthodontic patients and correlated well with VAS and PPI. Future application of the MMPQ-SF11 to measure orthodontic pain more specifically could lead to more appropriate management of this important facet of therapy. PMID: 23461649 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23461649?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - March 5, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Iwasaki LR, Freytag LE, Schumacher CA, Walker MP, Williams KB Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research

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