Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward oral health management among orthodontic patients: a cross-sectional study
Jianping Zhao, Ai Cao, Linjun Xie, Lei Shao · 2024
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Jianping Zhao, Ai Cao, Linjun Xie, and Lei Shao survey what braces patients know, feel, and do about mouth care. Braces trap food and plaque, so daily care matters more during treatment. Good habits are not automatic, even with regular clinic visits.
Over four months, 418 patients at one hospital filled a structured questionnaire. Knowledge, attitude, and practice were scored against a seventy percent adequacy bar. Average scores left clear headroom in each domain. Women made up about two thirds of the group. The gaps point to where coaching time is best spent. Orthodontic success is partly built at the bathroom sink. The survey gives clinics a baseline to improve on.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jianping Zhao, Ai Cao, Linjun Xie, Lei Shao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |