Assessment of Pain, Anxiety, and Cortisol Levels During the Initial Aligning Phase of Fixed Orthodontic Treatment

AKSOY, Alev; GEÇGELEN CESUR, MİNE; Dagdeviren, Birsen; Ozkaynak, Yasemin; Karacin, Gizem; Gultekin, Fatih

doi:10.5152/turkjorthod.2019.18043

Assessment of Pain, Anxiety, and Cortisol Levels During the Initial Aligning Phase of Fixed Orthodontic Treatment

AKSOY A., GEÇGELEN CESUR M., Dagdeviren B. H., Ozkaynak Y. A., Karacin G., Gultekin F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS, vol.32, no.1, pp.34-40, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 32 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.5152/turkjorthod.2019.18043
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.34-40
Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: We assessed pain and anxiety using psychological testing instruments (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, visual analog scale) and a physiological testing instrument (salivary cortisol hormone level) after the insertion of orthodontic appliances and during the initial alignment phase of orthodontic treatment.