Comparative Assessment between Ibuprofen, Chewing Gum, and Bite Wafers in Pain Control Following First Archwire Placement in Orthodontic Patients.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of using bite wafers and chewing gum in relieving pain after the activation of the first archwire among Saudi orthodontic patients and evaluating them in comparison with ibuprofen use. Furthermore, the study investigated the effect of chewing gum and plastic wafers on the frequency of orthodontic appliance breakage.

Materials And Methods: A total of 105 female patients aged 15-35 years, undergoing maxillary and mandibular fixed appliance treatment were classified randomly into three groups of 35 each.

A survey of orthodontists' perspectives on the timing of treatment: A pilot study.

Objectives: This study aimed to outline orthodontists' perspectives at what stage they would initiate orthodontic treatment and also sought to assess the relationship between orthodontists' views and their genders, types of practice, and experience levels.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire was sent electronically to 165 practicing orthodontists at different regions in Saudi Arabia. The orthodontists were asked to consider at what stage they would initiate orthodontic treatment for a child with one of 29 different types of occlusal deviations, functional problems, and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) listed in the questionnaire as their main orthodontic problem.

New method for evaluation of cervical vertebral maturation based on angular measurements.

Objective: To investigate the validity of a new approach to assess the cervical vertebral maturation based on angular measurements of the lower border concavity of cervical vertebral bodies.

Methods: Hand-wrist and lateral cephalometric radiographs of 197 male subjects with age range of 10-15 years attending the orthodontic clinic at King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were utilized. The study was carried out between September 2009 and May 2011.