Reasons influencing the preferences of prospective patients and orthodontists for different orthodontic appliances
Guido Artemio Marañón‐Vásquez, Luísa Schubach da Costa Barreto, Matheus Melo Pithon, Lincoln Issamu Nojima, Matilde da Cunha Gonçalves Nojima, Mônica Tirre de Souza Araújo, Margareth Maria Gomes de Souza
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reasons influencing the preferences for a certain type of orthodontic appliance over another among prospective patients (PP) and orthodontists. METHODS: and Mann-Whitney tests) and multivariate analyses (regression and discriminant analysis) were used to assess the data (α = 0.05). RESULTS: < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Reasons related to comfort and quality of life during use were considered as more important by PP, while those related to the results and clinical performance of the appliances were considered as more relevant by orthodontists.