Can socioeconomic and psychosocial factors predict the duration of orthodontic treatment?

Abstract

Summary Introduction and objectives Very little is known about the role of socioeconomic and psychosocial factors in predicting orthodontic treatment duration. Thus, this study aimed to test whether socioeconomic position (SEP) and psychosocial factors, namely, family environment and resiliency can predict orthodontic treatment duration. Methods Data were analysed from a hospital-based, prospective, longitudinal study that recruited 145 consecutively selected 12- to 16-year-old male and female adolescents. Baseline SEP and psychosocial data were collected by a validated child self-completed questionnaire before the placement of fixed appliances. Linear regression analysis was used. Results The response rate was 98.6 per cent and the dropout was 8.2 per cent. Maternal emotional support was an important predictor of orthodontic treatment duration. Adolescents with high levels of maternal emotional support were more likely to have a shorter orthodontic treatment duration (by nearly four months) than those with low levels of maternal emotional support (P = 0.02). Parental SEP, paternal emotional support, maternal and paternal control, as well as resiliency were not significantly associated with orthodontic treatment duration (P > 0.05). The multivariable regression analysis (including age, gender, and malocclusion severity) confirmed the significance of maternal emotional support as a predictor of orthodontic treatment duration. Conclusions Maternal emotional support is an important predictor of orthodontic treatment duration. This may be explained by a higher maternal involvement in the orthodontic treatment, which may have facilitated achieving the required orthodontic treatment outcome in a shorter treatment duration.

Comparison of Orthodontic Treatment Duration Among Extraction Versus Non Extraction Therapies

“…1,2,23 The socioeconomic and psychological factors are also found to be associated with orthodontic treatment duration. 24 Higher maternal involvement in treatment is found to have shortened the treatment duration. 24 According to our studty, non extraction treatment takes relatively shorter duration than that of extraction which is similar to other studies as well.…”

“…24 Higher maternal involvement in treatment is found to have shortened the treatment duration. 24 According to our studty, non extraction treatment takes relatively shorter duration than that of extraction which is similar to other studies as well. 7,25 The treatment duration among partial teeth extraction versus all four premolar extractions was not significantly different which is contradictory to the finding by Janson et al 26 In our study partial extraction group consisted and tried but the effectiveness of these methods are still controversial.…”

Effect of socioeconomic and malocclusion‐related factors on duration of orthodontic treatment by fixed appliance: A retrospective study

“…Based on previous studies, 29 influential factors for the orthodontic treatment duration were investigated and analysed. [15][16][17][18] The primary outcome of this investigation was the orthodontic treatment duration. According to the average fixed orthodontic treatment duration of 24 months, 19,20 all patients were divided into two groups: the duration ≤24 months group and duration >24 months group.…”

“…Few studies have used logistic regression analysis to analyse a multitude of samples and variables to identify the factors influencing the orthodontic treatment duration. [13][14][15] To identify the predictors of the orthodontic treatment duration, it is necessary to study the relationship between the orthodontic treatment duration and factors by logistic regression analysis with a multitude of samples and variables. Therefore, the aims of this study were to investigate the impact of factors on the orthodontic treatment duration to provide support as a basis for the prediction of the final orthodontic treatment duration and to identify the predictors of orthodontic treatment duration in a Chinese population.…”

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

“…One of the most important factors that affect expectations is time, as with the recent advances in orthodontics and the expansion of the social media networks information social and cultural expectations has risen dramatically in the last few years. A study in the USA states that the expectations of the teeth appearance were changed with time as more cultural and social pressure towards a higher expectations are seen [8,9] . In Saudi Arabia social and cultural environment may influence to a great extent the expectations from orthodontic treatment [10,11] .…”