Perception of Iraqi Orthodontists and Patients toward Accelerated Orthodontics
Background/Purpose. In the literature, no consensus about the duration of orthodontic treatment has been reached out. This study aimed to identify orthodontist’s and patient’s perception about the time of orthodontic treatment and their willingness to undergo and pay for various acceleration techniq...
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| author | Ali M. Al-Attar Samher Al-Shaham Mushriq Abid |
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| description | Background/Purpose. In the literature, no consensus about the duration of orthodontic treatment has been reached out. This study aimed to identify orthodontist’s and patient’s perception about the time of orthodontic treatment and their willingness to undergo and pay for various acceleration techniques and procedures. Materials and Methods. An electronic survey was conducted from August to October 2020. The questionnaire consisted of 20 multiple choice questions which was designed and emailed to members of the Iraqi Orthodontic Society and self-administered to patients in several orthodontic centers in Baghdad. The questionnaire included questions about the perception toward the duration of orthodontic treatment, approval of different procedures used to reduce treatment time, and how much fee increment they are able to pay for various techniques and appliances. Descriptive and chi-square test statistics were used, and the level of significance was set at p≤0.05. Results. The response rate was 78.7%. The willingness for additional techniques and procedures was rated in the following order: customized appliances: 50.8% orthodontists and 38.4% patients, followed by intraoral vibrating devices: 49.2% orthodontists and 38.1% patients, piezocision: 10.2% orthodontists and 8.2% patients, and corticotomies: 8.1% orthodontists and 5.9% patients. Most orthodontists were willing to pay up to 40% of treatment income for the acceleration procedure, while the payment of patients was up to 20%. Conclusion. Both orthodontists and patients were interested in techniques that can decrease the treatment duration. Noninvasive accelerating procedures were more preferable by orthodontists and patients than invasive surgical procedures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a7896896f494122bd2a547a25d2b1762025-02-03T01:05:19ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362021-01-01202110.1155/2021/55124555512455Perception of Iraqi Orthodontists and Patients toward Accelerated OrthodonticsAli M. Al-Attar0Samher Al-Shaham1Mushriq Abid2Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqBackground/Purpose. In the literature, no consensus about the duration of orthodontic treatment has been reached out. This study aimed to identify orthodontist’s and patient’s perception about the time of orthodontic treatment and their willingness to undergo and pay for various acceleration techniques and procedures. Materials and Methods. An electronic survey was conducted from August to October 2020. The questionnaire consisted of 20 multiple choice questions which was designed and emailed to members of the Iraqi Orthodontic Society and self-administered to patients in several orthodontic centers in Baghdad. The questionnaire included questions about the perception toward the duration of orthodontic treatment, approval of different procedures used to reduce treatment time, and how much fee increment they are able to pay for various techniques and appliances. Descriptive and chi-square test statistics were used, and the level of significance was set at p≤0.05. Results. The response rate was 78.7%. The willingness for additional techniques and procedures was rated in the following order: customized appliances: 50.8% orthodontists and 38.4% patients, followed by intraoral vibrating devices: 49.2% orthodontists and 38.1% patients, piezocision: 10.2% orthodontists and 8.2% patients, and corticotomies: 8.1% orthodontists and 5.9% patients. Most orthodontists were willing to pay up to 40% of treatment income for the acceleration procedure, while the payment of patients was up to 20%. Conclusion. Both orthodontists and patients were interested in techniques that can decrease the treatment duration. Noninvasive accelerating procedures were more preferable by orthodontists and patients than invasive surgical procedures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5512455 |
| spellingShingle | Ali M. Al-Attar Samher Al-Shaham Mushriq Abid Perception of Iraqi Orthodontists and Patients toward Accelerated Orthodontics International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Perception of Iraqi Orthodontists and Patients toward Accelerated Orthodontics |
| title_full | Perception of Iraqi Orthodontists and Patients toward Accelerated Orthodontics |
| title_fullStr | Perception of Iraqi Orthodontists and Patients toward Accelerated Orthodontics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of Iraqi Orthodontists and Patients toward Accelerated Orthodontics |
| title_short | Perception of Iraqi Orthodontists and Patients toward Accelerated Orthodontics |
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