Table 1.

Self-Reported Questions Concerning Pain and Discomfort, Analgesic Consumption, and Daily Activities Assessed the First and Fourth Day After Placement of the Rapid Maxillary Expansion (RME) Appliances

Pain intensity

1. Do you now have pain?

2. Do you now have pain from the molars?

3. Do you now have pain from the incisors?

4. Do you now have pain from the upper jaw?

5. Do you now have pain from the palate?

6. Do you now have pain from the tongue?

Discomfort

7. Do you experience tensions in your upper jaw?

8. Do you experience tensions in your teeth?

9. Do you experience soreness from the appliance?

Analgesic consumption

10. Have you used analgesics for pain from your jaws, teeth, or face?

If yes, what kind of analgesic and dosage did you use?

Jaw function impairment

If you now have pain or discomfort in your teeth and jaws, how much does that affect

11. Your leisure time

12. Your speech

13. Your ability to take a big bite

14. Your ability to chew hard food

15. Your ability to chew soft food

16. Your schoolwork

17. Drinking

18. Laughing

19. Yawning

20. Swallowing

Eating means taking a bite, chewing, and swallowing. How difficult is it for you to eat

21. Crisp bread

22. Meat

23. Raw carrots

24. Roll

25. Peanuts

26. Apples

27. Cake