PMID- 19934239
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100305
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 1465-3133 (Electronic)
IS  - 1465-3125 (Linking)
VI  - 36
IP  - 4
DP  - 2009 Dec
TI  - Patients' and parents' expectations of orthodontic treatment.
PG  - 219-28
LID - 10.1179/14653120723247 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expectations of children and their primary 
      care-givers towards orthodontic treatment and to compare the results with those 
      of a UK sample. DESIGN: A questionnaire survey of children and their primary 
      care-givers attending for their first consultation. SETTING: The Department of 
      Orthodontics at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), the 
      Netherlands. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 168 subjects (84 patients and 84 
      parents) completed the questionnaire. The children were aged 10 to 14 years. The 
      responses of the children and parents and differences between boys and girls were 
      examined using parametric statistical methods. The data from the Dutch sample 
      were compared with a similar UK sample. RESULTS: Patients and parents shared 
      similar expectations of orthodontic treatment, with the exception of expectations 
      of having a brace fitted at the first appointment, orthodontic treatment 
      involving headgear, any problems with orthodontic treatment, duration of 
      orthodontic treatment and concerning reactions from the public. Among the child 
      participants, boys and girls only differed in their expectations of orthodontic 
      treatment involving jaw surgery. Differences between Dutch and English 
      participants were found regarding the first visit, type of orthodontic treatment, 
      reactions from the public, and pain and problems with orthodontic treatment. 
      CONCLUSIONS: Since the expectations of patients and their parents differ on 
      several aspects, effective communication between the orthodontist, patient and 
      parent is considered to be essential. Our hypothesis that Dutch patients' and 
      parents' expectations of orthodontic treatment differ from the expectations of 
      English patients and parents was supported.
FAU - Hiemstra, Renske
AU  - Hiemstra R
AD  - ACTA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.hiemstra@acta.nl
FAU - Bos, Annemieke
AU  - Bos A
FAU - Hoogstraten, Johan
AU  - Hoogstraten J
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - J Orthod
JT  - Journal of orthodontics
JID - 100957268
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Appointments and Schedules
MH  - *Attitude to Health
MH  - Child
MH  - Extraoral Traction Appliances
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Malocclusion/*psychology
MH  - Netherlands
MH  - Orthodontic Appliances
MH  - *Orthodontics, Corrective
MH  - Orthognathic Surgical Procedures
MH  - Pain/psychology
MH  - Parents/*psychology
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Tooth Extraction/psychology
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - United Kingdom
EDAT- 2009/11/26 06:00
MHDA- 2010/03/06 06:00
CRDT- 2009/11/26 06:00
PHST- 2009/11/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/11/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/03/06 06:00 [medline]
AID - 36/4/219 [pii]
AID - 10.1179/14653120723247 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Orthod. 2009 Dec;36(4):219-28. doi: 10.1179/14653120723247.