Vol. 7, Issue 4, Part B (2021)

Abstract: Aim: This study is to report both patients’ and parents’ orthodontic treatment expectations by utilizing a questionnaire.
Materials and Methods: A sample of 160 individuals that were equally divided into patients and parents and were asked to fill a questionnaire regarding their expectations towards orthodontic treatment before the start of any procedure. The filled questionnaires of both patients and parents were compared and statistically analysed.
Results: The results showed significant differences between patients and parents in regards to scores of the questionnaire where the parents gave significantly higher scores than the patients expressing a more like hood of the procedure (p< 0.05).
Conclusion: Most of the parents had more realistic expectations about orthodontic treatment especially in regards to the orthodontic treatment duration and retention which can be attributed to past subjective and/or objective experience in orthodontic treatment.