Reasons for seeking orthodontic treatment in Lahore population: A cross-sectional survey in a low-income country
| Autor: | Faiz Rasul, Muhammad Waheed ul Hamid, Zainab Rizvi, Mehwish Tariq, Shabbir Hussain Shah, Muhammad Ilyas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | South European Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Research Volume 6 Issue 2 |
| ISSN: | 1849-3858 1849-5249 |
| DOI: | 10.5937/sejodr6-23978 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Poor esthetics, dysfunction and discomfort are the key reasons for seeking orthodontic treatment across the world as reported by many researchers. This paper presents the causative factor for seeking orthodontic treatment in the patients who are visiting Punjab Dental Hospital of a populous city Lahore (de' Montmorency College of Dentistry) in local settings and associating these reasons with demographic characteristics. Objective: Aim of this cross-sectional survey was to explore the reasons for seeking orthodontic treatment among individuals who are visiting PDH. Materials and methods: This study was carried out in Punjab Dental Hospital (PDH) after the approval of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) on a sample of 98 individuals having malocclusion assessed with Angle's classification of the malocclusion. We chose simple random sampling. A self-structure questionnaire was designed to get data by the principal investigator after taking verbal and written consent. Descriptive statistics were calculated using SPSS 21. Chi-square test of association was applied to associate reasons with different demographic variables. P-value |
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