Factors influencing young patient arrival date at the orthodontic office: a study of 456 cases
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Guillaume Gomez1,2, Fabien Subtil3, Sarah Gebeile-Chauty1,2,4
1Département d’orthodontie, Faculté d’Odontologie, rue Guillaume Paradin, 69372 Lyon cedex 08, France
Introduction:
The arrival date young patient's first orthodontic consultation is unrestricted but may influence the choice of treatment plan as well as its modalities. The objective of this study was to determine the factors that influence the date of the first consultation at the orthodontic office: advice from a third party or a health professional, the patient's gender, the socioeconomic level, the actual need for orthodontic treatment, and the vertical and anteroposterior skeletal dysmorphia.
Materials And Methods:
Young patient's file younger than 16 years were systematically included. A Wilcoxon and Kruskal-Wallis test was performed in univariate and multivariate analysis. The threshold was 5%.
Results:
456 young patients were included. Anteroposterior skeletal discrepancy, referral by an acquaintance, and socioeconomic level appeared to be factors influencing patient arrival date. Gender, actual need for orthodontic treatment, referral from a health professional, and vertical skeletal discrepancy did not influence the arrival date at the office.
Discussion:
The date of consultation is not related to the actual orthodontic treatment need. Word-of-mouth seems to play an important role. Patients seem to relate an anteroposterior discrepancy to the need to consult an orthodontist, but do not relate it to vertical discrepancy, although ventilation may be related to severe dysmorphia.
Conclusion:
This study encourages more communication about orthodontic treatment indications with patients and caregivers.
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