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Parents' awareness towards preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment
Samah Alfuriji1,2, Adeem Alofi3,4, Maram Albalawi5,6
1Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 3660, 11481, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. furijis@ksau-hs.edu.sa.
Objectives:
This study aims to assess the awareness and acceptance of preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment among Saudi perents.
Methods:
The study used a 29-question questionnaire, covering parents' demographic data, parents' awareness of malocclusion and habits, and parents' acceptance of treatment. It included visuals of different malocclusions, normal occlusion, and specific habits.
Results:
Parents mostly recognized single anterior tooth crossbite (95.78%) as a problem that need early intervention, followed by skeletal Class II (94.16%) and severe lower incisor crowding (93.51%). Regarding oral habits, parents were most aware of thumb sucking (91.03%), followed by tongue thrusting (84.22%). Ninety seven percent of participating parents expressed high acceptance of early orthodontic intervention, mostly to avoid more complicated treatment or surgery. However, a few parents refused early treatment, mainly because they preferred to wait until the eruption of all permanent teeth.
Conclusions:
The majority of parents demonstrated a high level of awareness and willingness to pursue early treatment.
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