Abstract
Introduction: This article is aimed to evaluate the perception and satisfactory level of orthodontic patients towards orthodontic treatment on the basis of a questionnaire survey in Kist Medical College and Teaching Hospital.
Methods: This study included 250 patients who had reported in department of Orthodontics from first June to first July 2022. Data was collected through cross-sectional survey where each patient was required to fill a questionnaire in person after the approval of consent. The data was entered in SPSS software 26 then statistical analysis was done and results were obtained.
Results: While comparing the gender, females wait for the next appointment more than males (female- 45%, males-35.6%) whereas males respond to social media more than females (males- 31.3%, females- 1.3%). This gender difference was found to be statistically significant with p value < 0.05. Also, majority of males (44.4%) had undergone orthodontic treatment for the correction of bite whereas majority of females (38.8%) had undergone treatment for the improvement in appearance which was found to be statistically significant (P value: 0.022) Regarding the perception towards orthodontic treatment, statistically significant gender difference was observed in response to orthodontic treatment as painful procedure and pricey treatment. Regarding the satisfaction with orthodontic treatment, majority of males (71.1%) were pleased with dentofacial improvement after having braces than females(36.3%) and this was found to be statistically significant at p value 0.027.Females are more ready to undergo orthodontic treatment (53.3%) than males (41.3%) if they had to do it again which was statistically significant (p value: 0.037). Also, majority of females were optimistic about the result of orthodontic treatment and they were much more satisfied with the staffs in the orthodontic department than males and this result was found to be statistically significant with p value <0.05.
Conclusion: This study concluded that patients preferred metallic braces over ceramic braces and aligners and the main reason patients want orthodontic treatment is bite correction firstly, secondly improvement in appearance, thirdly improvement in smile and lastly oral hygiene maintenance. Mostly orthodontic patients perceived orthodontic treatment as a painful procedure and the frequency of brushing has been increased after orthodontic treatment and the patients are pleased and satisfied with their treating orthodontist.
Keywords: Satisfaction, Orthodontic treatment, Perception.
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Corresponding Author
Rosha Shrestha
Department of Orthodontics, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Kathmandu, Nepal
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v10i7.14
