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Assessment of Awareness and Perceptions of Healthcare Professional Graduates Regarding the Use of Clear Aligners in Orthodontic Treatment
Background Clear aligners have been one of the most recent advancements in the field of orthodontics. With an increasing demand for aesthetics, the use of clear aligners has progressed, but knowledge is still lacking among the population. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the perception and awa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10618842/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37920637 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46348 |
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author | Shivlani, Vinus Niranjane, Priyanka Paul, Priyanka |
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description | Background Clear aligners have been one of the most recent advancements in the field of orthodontics. With an increasing demand for aesthetics, the use of clear aligners has progressed, but knowledge is still lacking among the population. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the perception and awareness of health professional graduates regarding the use of clear aligners in orthodontic treatment. Materials and methods A draft questionnaire was formulated and validated consisting of eight open-ended questions assessing the perception of respondents and two close-ended questions assessing awareness of clear aligners. A web-based survey was performed. The sample (n=438) population included graduates of different health professions including medical (248), Ayurveda (114), nursing (18) and physiotherapy(58). A Google form was prepared and the link was circulated to all. The response was sought in terms of Likert scales. Results A total of 438 graduates responded to the questionnaire, of which 56% were from medical faculty, 26% from Ayurveda, 13.20% from physiotherapy, and 4.1% from nursing. On average, the awareness and perception of health professional graduates regarding the use of clear aligners in orthodontics was average to low. Among all the health professions, the graduates from the medical faculty showed maximum knowledge regarding clear aligners, whereas the awareness amongst the nursing students was the least. Conclusion On assessing the knowledge of health professional graduates from different faculties regarding clear aligners, statistically different results were found for responses from all faculties. Since it is one of the most recent advancements in the field of orthodontics, there is a need to bridge this knowledge gap among health professionals, which would help them guide their patients to seek the best treatment modality at the appropriate age. |
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spelling | pubmed-106188422023-11-02 Assessment of Awareness and Perceptions of Healthcare Professional Graduates Regarding the Use of Clear Aligners in Orthodontic Treatment Shivlani, Vinus Niranjane, Priyanka Paul, Priyanka Cureus Dentistry Background Clear aligners have been one of the most recent advancements in the field of orthodontics. With an increasing demand for aesthetics, the use of clear aligners has progressed, but knowledge is still lacking among the population. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the perception and awareness of health professional graduates regarding the use of clear aligners in orthodontic treatment. Materials and methods A draft questionnaire was formulated and validated consisting of eight open-ended questions assessing the perception of respondents and two close-ended questions assessing awareness of clear aligners. A web-based survey was performed. The sample (n=438) population included graduates of different health professions including medical (248), Ayurveda (114), nursing (18) and physiotherapy(58). A Google form was prepared and the link was circulated to all. The response was sought in terms of Likert scales. Results A total of 438 graduates responded to the questionnaire, of which 56% were from medical faculty, 26% from Ayurveda, 13.20% from physiotherapy, and 4.1% from nursing. On average, the awareness and perception of health professional graduates regarding the use of clear aligners in orthodontics was average to low. Among all the health professions, the graduates from the medical faculty showed maximum knowledge regarding clear aligners, whereas the awareness amongst the nursing students was the least. Conclusion On assessing the knowledge of health professional graduates from different faculties regarding clear aligners, statistically different results were found for responses from all faculties. Since it is one of the most recent advancements in the field of orthodontics, there is a need to bridge this knowledge gap among health professionals, which would help them guide their patients to seek the best treatment modality at the appropriate age. Cureus 2023-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10618842/ /pubmed/37920637 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46348 Text en Copyright © 2023, Shivlani et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Dentistry Shivlani, Vinus Niranjane, Priyanka Paul, Priyanka Assessment of Awareness and Perceptions of Healthcare Professional Graduates Regarding the Use of Clear Aligners in Orthodontic Treatment |
title | Assessment of Awareness and Perceptions of Healthcare Professional Graduates Regarding the Use of Clear Aligners in Orthodontic Treatment |
title_full | Assessment of Awareness and Perceptions of Healthcare Professional Graduates Regarding the Use of Clear Aligners in Orthodontic Treatment |
title_fullStr | Assessment of Awareness and Perceptions of Healthcare Professional Graduates Regarding the Use of Clear Aligners in Orthodontic Treatment |
title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Awareness and Perceptions of Healthcare Professional Graduates Regarding the Use of Clear Aligners in Orthodontic Treatment |
title_short | Assessment of Awareness and Perceptions of Healthcare Professional Graduates Regarding the Use of Clear Aligners in Orthodontic Treatment |
title_sort | assessment of awareness and perceptions of healthcare professional graduates regarding the use of clear aligners in orthodontic treatment |
topic | Dentistry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10618842/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37920637 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46348 |
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