Patients Expectation of Orthodontic Treatment in Chennai, India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v12i3.16600Keywords:
patient’s expectation, orthodontic treatment, questionnaire, estimation.Abstract
Objective: To measure the patients expectations towards orthodontic treatment.
Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was designed, developed and distributed to 175 subjects aged
between 12-25 years which they completed before their initial appointment. Interaction with the patient’s
belief, fulfillment of their wishes with the appearance of face, age group, sex were examined. A re-test was
again conducted to interviewed and then distributed to 22 subjects who completed the questionnaire before
their initial appointment for which a valid and mean analysis was done. The variable of age and gender were
explored.
Result: The questionnaire gave a clear idea of the patients mainly expect from their orthodontic treatment,
which is very useful in improving the quality of the treatment and treatment planning and also their
expectations.
Conclusion: The study lay out with a reasonable and well determined to know the belief of the patients.
