Abstract

EFFICACY OF DICLOFENAC AND RUTA GRAVEOLENS IN THE CONTROL OF ORTHODONTIC SEPARATOR PAIN: A RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE TRIAL

Dr. Siva Rami Reddy E.*, Dr. Parveen Kumar Sharma and Dr. Charanjeet Singh

Abstract

The objective of the present investigation is to evaluate patients pain perception and discomfort, the duration of pain and the level of self medication over time during tooth separation, and the effectiveness of diclofenac and ruta in orthodontic separators. Objective: The main aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of diclofenac and ruta graveolens in the control of orthodontic pain and to ascertain the pain relief by ruta graveolens comparison with diclofenac during orthodontic separation. Material and method: 30 cases of orthodontic separator pain were selected and diclofenac and ruta graveolens were prescribed for these cases and follow up was every 2nd hours, 6th hours, 1st day, 2nd days, 3rd days, 5th days and 7th days. Results: Over a period of 7 days, there was significant reduction in orthodontic separator pain in both groups. ANOVA repeated measures also showed significant difference P = 0.001. Conclusion: There is significant reduction in orthodontic separator pain both groups (diclofenac and ruta graveolens) in orthodontic separator pain cases. The results suggested that diclofenac and ruta graveolens has beneficial pain reliever effective and warrants future investigation.

Keywords: Diclofenac, ruta graveolens, Homoeopathy, orthodontic separator pain.