How Do Patients and Parents Decide for Orthodontic Treatment-Effects of Malocclusion, Personal Expectations, Education and Media
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, cilt.39, sa.4, ss.392-399, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.17796/1053-4628-39.4.392
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.392-399
- Anahtar Kelimeler: malocclusion, questionnaire, orthodontic treatment need, expectation, perception, DENTAL APPEARANCE, AMERICAN-BOARD, GRADING SYSTEM, TREATMENT NEED, SATISFACTION, MOTIVATION, ATTITUDES, OUTCOMES, QUALITY
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: To examine patients' and parents perceptions and expectations from orthodontic treatment. Study Design: 491 patients (274 female, 217 male) aged 14-22 years, and 399 parents (245 female, 154 male) completed a questionnaire about preferences, needs and expectations about orthodontic treatment, and scored the present problem. Continuous variables were compared by Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests, whereas Chi-square test was used for categorical variables. Results: Patients '(77.1%) and parents '(84.6%), decision about orthodontic treatments were influenced by suggestion of dentists. Patients who decided to attend to clinic by themselves were higher than parents (p=0.006). Dental aesthetics was the determinant factor for treatment demand for patients(61.0%) and parents(57.3%). Improvement in oral functions was more important for Class HI patients than Class I patients (p=0.040). Adult patients/parents with higher education gave more importance to oral functions as well as dental aesthetics (p=0.031). There was no difference among Angle classifications regarding orthodontic problem scores. Parents found media sources valuable (p=0.018) but majority expected dentists for information about orthodontic treatments. Education degree of adult patients/parents effected this decision(p=0.002). Conclusions: Desire to have better dental aesthetics was the primary motivating factor for all participants. Clinicians should consider concerns of Class III patients about oral functions during treatment planning.