A survey of perception of pain and discomfort with elastomeric separators in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment in Western Maharashtra region

• Main Authors: Pradeep Ashok Kumar Bapna (Author), Pratap Nivrutti Mane (Author), Chanamallappa Ramappa Ganiger (Author), Renuka Lalit Pawar (Author), Sandesh Ashok Phaphe (Author), Yusuf A. R. Ahammed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: The aim is to determine the perception of pain and discomfort by the patient during the placement of orthodontic separators. Materials and Methods: Elastomeric separators were placed in randomly selected 100 patients for fixed orthodontic mechanotherapy. Visual analog scale was used to register...