Open AccessPatients' Expectations and Experiences of Fixed Orthodontic Appliance Therapy
Author(s) -
Man Zhang,
Colman McGrath,
Urban Hägg
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the angle orthodontist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1945-7103
pISSN - 0003-3219
DOI - 10.2319/0003-3219(2007)077[0318:peaeof]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , oral health , dentistry , affect (linguistics) , physical therapy , orthodontics , psychology , nursing , communication
To compare patients' expectations of the impact of wearing fixed orthodontic appliances on life quality with realities experienced over a 6-month period.