Invisible Orthodontics: Ceramic appliance vs Lingual appliance -A patient perception survey

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Author Details : Don G Geojan*, Vaibhav Misra, Divya Joshi, TR Vishnupriya

Volume : 7, Issue : 4, Year : 2023

Article Page : 300-303

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jco.2023.051

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Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to analyse variations in patients’ perception on oral health, aesthetic acceptance, pain perceptions and comfort levels in patients who has undergone/undergoing orthodontic treatment by means of two types of invisible orthodontic appliances: fixed lingual metal brackets and fixed buccal aesthetic/ceramic brackets.
Materials and Methods: A comparative survey to assess the patient perception after their initial levelling alignment phase was created via Google form and sent to 25 ceramic labially treated and 25 lingually treated patient.
Results: Comfort level, pain perception, speech impediment ,quality of life in patients was significantly better in Ceramic brackets as compared to lingual (p=0.001),Aesthetic perception was significantly higher impact on ceramic (p=0.001) as 72% reported no impact on aesthetics with lingual brackets as compared to 4% in the ceramic brackets. Oral hygiene maintenance: The difference on impact of Oral hygiene maintenance was statistically non- significant between ceramic brackets and lingual brackets (p=0.238).Difficulty while having food was statistically non- significantly between ceramic brackets and lingual brackets.(p=0.448).
Conclusion: Patients prefer lingual treatment cause of their esthetic nature and their expectations are higher with lingual treatment which itself is not favorable from a clinicians perspective and it is worth noting that speech disturbances may lead to greater social embarrassment than more or less invisible ceramic brackets.

Keywords: Patient perception, Ceramic brakets, Invisible orthodontics, Survey

How to cite : Geojan D G, Misra V, Joshi D, Vishnupriya T, Invisible Orthodontics: Ceramic appliance vs Lingual appliance -A patient perception survey. J Contemp Orthod 2023;7(4):300-303

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