Reasons influencing the preferences of prospective patients and orthodontists for different orthodontic appliances.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the reasons influencing the preferences for a certain type of orthodontic appliance over another among prospective patients (PP) and orthodontists.

Methods

A total of 49 PP and 51 orthodontists were asked about their preferences for the following appliances: clear aligners (CA), lingual metallic brackets (LMB), polycrystalline and monocrystalline ceramic brackets, and buccal metallic brackets (BMB). The participants rated the importance of 17 potential reasons that would explain their choices. The reasons that contributed most to these preferences were identified. Non-parametric tests (Fisher's exact, χ² and Mann-Whitney tests) and multivariate analyses (regression and discriminant analysis) were used to assess the data (α = 0.05).

Results

SUBMITTER: Maranon-Vasquez GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7940807 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature