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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Qualitative evaluation of pretreatment patient concerns in orthodontics |
Author: | Twigge, E. Roberts, R. Jamieson, L. Dreyer, C. Sampson, W. |
Citation: | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 2016; 150(1):49-57 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
ISSN: | 0889-5406 1097-6752 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Eugene Twigge, Rachel M. Roberts, Lisa Jamieson, Craig W. Dreyer, and Wayne J. Sampson |
Abstract: | Introduction: A discrepancy exists between objective and subjective measures of orthodontic treatment need, highlighting the importance of patients' perceptions. Limited qualitative information is available regarding patients' perceptions and orthodontic concerns. For the first time, patient facial images and qualitative methodology were used to assess patients' orthodontic concerns, which are incorporated into and are important in treatment planning and consent. Methods: An interview-based, cross-sectional study of adolescent patients eligible to receive orthodontic treatment in a public dental hospital was conducted with 105 adolescents (42 boys, 63 girls) aged between 12 and 17 years. Each patient's face was video recorded, and 3 images were selected from each recording to assess the patient's orthodontic concerns. The initial chief concerns were compared with concerns articulated after the patients assessed their facial images. In addition, patient concerns were compared with occlusal features visible on smiling using the Dental Aesthetic Index and patient study casts. Results: For 37% of the adolescent patients, smiling images helped to identify additional concerns. For 87%, their smiling images helped them to describe their concerns in more detail. In addition, a few patients did not articulate any concern about features measurable on the Dental Aesthetic Index that were visible on smiling. Conclusions: Showing adolescent patients images of their face and smile helped them to identify and better describe their concerns. Adolescents are not always overly concerned about visible and quantifiable malocclusion features. This might influence orthodontic treatment planning and consent. |
Keywords: | Humans Malocclusion Cross-Sectional Studies Orthodontics, Corrective Attitude to Health Adolescent Child Female Male Evaluation Studies as Topic |
Rights: | Copyright © 2016 by the American Association of Orthodontists. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.12.017 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.12.017 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 7 Psychology publications |
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