Research Article
Malaysian Patients’ Expectations of Orthodontic Treatment in Indian Dental Care Set up: A Questionnaire Survey
Table 1
Distribution of the patients according to percentage and frequency of the responses.
| | Questions | Strongly Agree% (n) | Agree% (n) | Undecided% (n) | Disagree% (n) | Strongly disagree% (n) |
| | 1. At your initial appointment do you expect to: | a) Have a brace fitted? | 7.2% (25) | 10.3% (36) | 15.2% (53) | 56.2% (196) | 11.2% (39) | | b) Have a check-up and diagnosis? | 9.4% (33) | 43% (150) | 30.4% (106) | 10.3% (36) | 6.9% (24) | | c) Have a discussion about treatment? | 11.5% (40) | 45.8% (160) | 27.5% (96) | 10.3% (36) | 4.9% (17) | | 2. What type of orthodontic treatment do you expect? | a) Removable? | 9.1% (32) | 12.9% (45) | 29.2% (102) | 41.5% (145) | 7.2% (25) | | b) Fixed? | 9.7% (34) | 65.3% (228) | 10.3% (36) | 8% (28) | 6.6% (23) | | c) Teeth extracted/Teeth removal? | 3.7% (13) | 9.2% (32) | 28.4% (99) | 50.4% (176) | 8.3% (29) | | d) Jaw surgery? | 0.6% (2) | 9.2% (32) | 20.3% (71) | 40.4% (141) | 29.5% (103) | | 3. Do you expect orthodontic treatment to affect your speech? | 10.6% (37) | 8.9% (31) | 27.8% (97) | 39% (136) | 13.7% (48) | | 4. Do you think wearing a brace will be painful? | 16% (56) | 43.3% (151) | 22.1% (77) | 9.4% (33) | 9.2% (32) | | 5. Do you think orthodontic treatment will produce problems with eating? | 6.3% (22) | 10.9% (38) | 29.5% (103) | 45.3% (158) | 8% (28) | | 6. Do you expect your orthodontic treatment to restrict what you eat or drink? | 14% (49) | 42.1% (147) | 20.6% (72) | 12.6% (44) | 10.6% (37) | | 7. Do you think people will react to wearing a brace? | 10.6% (37) | 13.2% (46) | 54.4% (190) | 13.5% (47) | 8.3% (29) | | 10. Do you expect orthodontic treatment to: | a) Straighten your teeth? | 14.1% (53) | 59.6% (197) | 17% (61) | 7.7% (29) | 1.6% (9) | | b) Produce a better smile? | 15.7% (59) | 48.4% (162) | 19.9% (70) | 12.2% (55) | 3.8% (19) | | c) Make it easier to eat? | 2.6% (11) | 6.1% (27) | 6.4% (30) | 63.8% (199) | 21.2% (66) | | d) Make it easier to speak? | 3.5% (15) | 8% (33) | 8.7% (36) | 59.9% (198) | 19.9% (67) | | e) Make it easier to keep your teeth clean? | 12.8% (48) | 13.8% (52) | 24.7% (85) | 38.1% (127) | 10.6% (37) | | f) Improve your chances of a good career? | 7.4% (30) | 51.6% (169) | 9% (38) | 19.2% (68) | 12.8% (44) | | g) Give you confidence socially? | 22.8% (80) | 37.2% (124) | 10.9% (42) | 13.5% (50) | 15.7% (53) |
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