Patients’ and parents’ orthodontic treatment expectations in Egypt: A questionnaire survey

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