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标题：Patients’ acceptance of corticotomy-assisted orthodontics
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作者：Khalid H Zawawi
期刊名称：Patient Preference and Adherence
印刷版ISSN：1177-889X
电子版ISSN：1177-889X
出版年度：2015
卷号：9
页码：1153-1158
DOI：10.2147/PPA.S89095
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：Objective: To study patients’ acceptance of corticotomy-assisted orthodontics as a treatment option. Methods: Adult patients seeking orthodontic treatment were asked to complete two sets of questionnaires; the first set included questions about age, sex, and level of education and general questions about orthodontic treatment; and the second set was related to the corticotomy-assisted orthodontics. Before answering the corticotomy questions, a brief description of the clinical procedure was explained and photographs of an actual procedure were shown. Results: A total of 150 subjects were approached and 129 (86%) agreed to answer the questionnaires (72 male and 57 female patients). Of these, only 3.1% did hear about corticotomy and 7.8% selected corticotomy instead of extraction. Fear from the surgery (53.2%) was the most frequent reason for not selecting corticotomy followed by fear from pain (36.9%). The acceptance of corticotomy between males and females was similar. No relationship was found between the level of education and prior knowledge of the procedure, P =0.857. Prior knowledge about corticotomy was not a factor in selecting it as a treatment option ( P =0.556) to reduce the treatment time ( P =0.427). Conclusion: The acceptance of corticotomy-assisted orthodontics as a treatment option was low. Fear from the surgery was the main reason for not selecting it. The acceptance of corticotomy-assisted orthodontics was not related to patient’s level of education or sex.
关键词：orthodontic treatment; corticotomy-assisted orthodontics; patient acceptance; cross sectional survey; alveolar decortication