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A Survey of the Therapeutic Reason of Orthodontic Patients in Luzhou

YUAN Xiao-ping, YANG Si-wei, LUO Ling, HUANG Yue   

  1. Dept. of Orthodontic, Hospital of Stomatology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, China
  • Received:2006-04-25 Revised:2006-04-25 Online:2006-04-20 Published:2006-04-20

Abstract:

Objective  To investigate the therapeutic reason of orthodontic patients in Luzhou. Methods  A questionnaire investigation was made for the following randomly chosen people:452 teenage patients from orthodontic department of stomatology hospital affiliated to Luzhou Medical College were brought into treatment group. 600 students from Luzhou No.2 Middle School were brought into non-treatment group. The questionnaire investigation was conducted to two groups. The results were statistically analysed with SPSS 10.0. Results  ①The main aim for orthodontic treatment was to align the teeth. ②37.39% of the patients accepted orthodontic treatment for parent′s demand. ③76.1% of the patients expected to align the dentition. ④Most people in treatment group could accept the time and expenses in the orthodontic treatment, but most people of non-treatment group could not accept the expenses in the orthodontic treatment. ⑤Most people thought appearance was important. Conclusion  Aesthetic is the main reason for orthodontic patients.

Key words: orthodontic, objectoftreatment, investigation