A survey of the therapeutic reason of orthodontic patients in Luzhou / 华西口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the therapeutic reason of orthodontic patients in Luzhou.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>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.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) The main aim for orthodontic treatment was to align the teeth. (2) 37.39% of the patients accepted orthodontic treatment for parent's demand. (3) 76.1% of the patients expected to align the dentition. (4) Most 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. (5) Most people thought appearance was important.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Aesthetic is the main reason for orthodontic patients.</p>