Volume : 7, Issue : 4, April - 2018

Motivations, Treatment experiences and Social stigmas related to orthodontic treatment in Gulbarga population.

Dr. Fazal Ur Raheman, Dr. Vishwanath Patil

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:-1.7pt;margin-bottom:&#10;0in;margin-left:-70.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">Facial aesthetics might be related to several factors: ethnic group, age, sex, region and this effects duration and outcome of treatment. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">In Indian context importance is given to facial beauty for marriage alliances.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:-1.7pt;margin-bottom:&#10;0in;margin-left:-70.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;200%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;color:black">Aims</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black">:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi"> This study was intended to:</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:-1.7pt;margin-bottom:&#10;0in;margin-left:-70.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">1) Evaluate what motivated patients to seek Orthodontic treatment and their experiences during treatment. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:-1.7pt;margin-bottom:&#10;0in;margin-left:-70.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">2) Their social problems before seeking treatment and their status after treatment, from Indian perspective.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:4.75pt;margin-bottom:&#10;0in;margin-left:-70.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;200%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;color:black">Methods and Material</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;color:black">:</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-hansi-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi"> A total of 100 subjects of both the genders aged between 18 to 35 years, were taken from three centres of Gulbarga city who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;&#10;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> The responses were evaluated using statistical analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;margin-right:4.75pt;margin-bottom:&#10;0in;margin-left:-70.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;200%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;color:black">Results</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black">: </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Major motivating factor was to have straight teeth. Significantly, only 9% of married subjects faced problems in their married life. Of the two thirds who were unmarried, 49% did not feel facial appearance as a hurdle. Almost 36% found the treatment to be very painful.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:4.75pt;margin-bottom:&#10;0in;margin-left:-70.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:&#10;200%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;color:black">Conclusions</span></u></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;color:black">:</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;&#10;mso-hansi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;&#10;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> Facial aesthetics was major motivator for orthodontic treatment as compared to preventing future problems. Significantly orthodontic problem was neither found to be a hurdle for getting married nor causing problems in married life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>