- ISSN: 1999-7086
- E-ISSN: 1999-7094
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oa Orthodontists’ consensus on patients’ awareness about orthodontic treatment risk (clinical audit)
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المؤلفون:
Nadia Bassim Alansari1,2
, Yassir Ridha Al-Labban1 and Hayder Fadhil Saloom1,3
- المصدر: Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care, Volume 2024, Issue 8 - The 3rd Mustansiriyah International Dental Conference, ديسمبر ٢٠٢٤, 18
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Background: Providing the patient with an evidence-based overview of the orthodontic therapy risks is a crucial part of clinical practice. This is necessary for obtaining valid consent, facilitating collaborative decision-making, and providing person-centered care. This study aimed to assess the orthodontist’s agreement on patients’ alertness about certain orthodontic treatment risks as part of the consent form.
Methods: This online survey of Iraqi orthodontists ran from May to September 2020. A custom questionnaire was created using Google Forms and distributed within a Telegram group for the Iraqi Orthodontists Society.
Results: According to the survey, orthodontists concurred that patients should be informed about six hazards before providing consent: oral hygiene status (99%), patients’ poor compliance (99%), relapse risks (95.3%), and the need to modify eating habits to prevent appliance breakage (93.4%). The main controversies were found in regards to the importance of root resorption, incisor trauma, canine impaction complications, achieving desired tooth movements, ceramic brackets, and soft tissue injuries.
Conclusion: There are certain inherent risks that Iraqi orthodontists may overlook or undervalue, so greater emphasis is needed to raise awareness of them, likely through repeated programs of continuous education.
