Knowledge and attitude towards orthodontic treatment among adolescent patients visiting a private dental clinic in Udaipur City, Rajasthan: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Abstract

Aim: Present study is conducted to put some light on the knowledge and attitude of adolescents coming to private dental clinic

Material and Methods: The present study was conducted on adolescent subjects visiting a private dental clinic for various reasons. The study was conducted in May- June 2017. In these 2 months out of total patients a total of 342 adolescents had visited to the clinic. Out of which 293 adolescents had given there informed consent were included in the study. A structured close ended questionnaire was prepared to check the Knowledge and attitude of the study participants.

Results: According to majority of study participants {91 (31%)} knows that Orthodontist does treatment of gums.Most of the study participants {106 (37%)} had neutral attitude that Orthodontic treatment really improves looks of a person. According to majority of them {192 (66%)} person with irregularly arranged teeth should undergo Orthodontic treatment.

Conclusions: It has been concluded that patients visiting to the dental clinic had low knowledge regarding the Orthodontic treatment and fair attitude towards it.