Awareness Towards Fixed Orthodontic Treatment Among High School Students in Perambur - A Survey

Abstract

Facial appearance plays a major role in all stages of human life which has got a great impact during pre-adolescent and adolescent phases. Malocclusion can conciliate the oral health tissues and can lead to social and psychological problems. Hence an investigation of the malocclusion status in growing children to intercept the same is required. The aim of this study is to survey the awareness of Fixed orthodontic treatment among school children in perambur. The objective of this study is to survey the school students about their awareness on fixed orthodontic treatment. The study was conducted among 100 law college students studying at Saveetha Law College in Chennai. A questionnaire was prepared consisting of 11 questions, and it was distributed to each of them, and they were evaluated individually. The results of the study were statistically analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively through software called SPSS by IBM. Chi-Square analysis was also done. From the collected data it is evident that the female population was more 52.0%. Many of them didn't know about fixed orthodontic treatment of 55.0% of the population. 62.0% of them said their teeths are properly arranged. 57.0% of them responded to the fact that they didn't have any kind of abnormalities in their teeth. 53.0% of them knew that irregularly arranged teeth can be corrected through treatment. 36.36% of them know that oral habits could lead to irregular arrangement of teeth. 60.0% of them knew that flossing, using mouth and proper brushing techniques will help in maintaining oral hygiene during orthodontic treatment. High school children exhibited more awareness towards orthodontic treatment.