Yulia Bogdanova Peeva*

Associate Professor, Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

*Corresponding Author: Yulia Bogdanova Peeva, Associate Professor, Department of Social Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Received: December 13, 2023; Published: January 02, 2024

Abstract

Introduction: During orthodontic treatment, children face various difficulties. One of them is awareness and the fact that the patient is facing for the first time something that is essentially unknown to him. The requirements that the orthodontist sets for hygiene and diet are an irrevocable part of a successful orthodontic treatment. Patient motivation and cooperation are variable during the treatment and depend on different factors. The question is how to retain children’s cooperation at the highest level. The aim of the current study is to present a classification of motivation for orthodontic treatment. In fact, the classification proposal is based on more than 10 years of own research on motivation and awareness of orthodontic treatment.

Materials and Methods: Children participated in the study with an average age of 12.56 ± 3.14 years, respectively 12.38 ± 3.22 years for boys and 12.69 ± 3.07 years for girls, P > 0.05.

Results and Discussions: The most significant is the decision to undergo treatment made by the child himself, P = 0.01 (χ2 = 20.17, df = 8). The unfavorable fact is that regardless of the initiated treatment with braces, 12.28 ± 4.35% of the children are not convinced of the correctness of this decision or they lack motivation to continue their treatment.

Conclusions: The proposed classification for motivation in orthodontic treatment will support the work of both students in the last years of education and the work of already prominent orthodontic clinicians.

Conclusion: The study concluded that the majority of the parents are in psychological distress.

Keywords:New Classification; Motivational Strategy; Orthodontic Treatment

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Citation

Citation: Yulia Bogdanova Peeva. “Characteristics of Motivation for Orthodontic Treatment. Classification".Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 8.2 (2024): 02-06.

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