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| العنوان: |
Perceived Orthodontic Needs and Attitudes towards Early Evaluation and Interventions: A Survey-Based Study among Parents of Italian School-Aged Children. |
| المؤلفون: |
Di Spirito, Federica, Cannatà, Davide, Schettino, Valentina, Galdi, Marzio, Bucci, Rosaria, Martina, Stefano |
| المصدر: |
Clinics & Practice; Jun2024, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p1159-1170, 12p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SCHOOL children, PARENT attitudes, PARENTS, CORRECTIVE orthodontics, CHILDREN with autism spectrum disorders, ATTITUDE (Psychology) |
| مستخلص: |
(1) Background: Parents' awareness of malocclusion and their attitude towards early evaluation and interventions influence children's orthodontic management. This cross-sectional study investigates factors that affect the perceived orthodontic needs and the attitude towards interceptive orthodontics among a sample of one-thousand eight-hundred and six (1806) parents of children aged between 6 and 11 years. (2) Methods: The investigation was carried out thought a 18-items online questionnaire divided as follows: characteristics of respondents; perceived child's orthodontic needs; attitude toward early orthodontic evaluation and interventions. The associations between responses were assessed with a Chi-square test. (3) Results: Two-thirds of the respondents referred to having consulted an orthodontist for their child, and more than half of them initiated the required orthodontic treatment. In 44% of cases, the orthodontic consultation occurred after the age of 7 years. Parents' higher education and history of orthodontic treatment were associated with a greater awareness of orthodontic needs. Parents' perception of the impact of teeth on their child's personality was significantly associated with the decision to start the orthodontic treatment (p < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: Although the parents' level of awareness of their child's orthodontic needs was generally satisfactory, the results of the present study pointed out the need for a better education regarding the importance of an early orthodontic assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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