Open AccessAwareness of orthodontic treatment among school teachers in Karad Taluka
Author(s) -
Aniket Harishchandra Mhatre,
Pratap Mane,
Kasseya Roy Mathew,
Chanamallappa R Ganigar,
Renuka Pawar,
Sandesh Phaphe,
AR Yusuf Ahammed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_631_17
Subject(s) - likert scale , medicine , malocclusion , psychology , descriptive statistics , dentistry , developmental psychology , mathematics , statistics
Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. Awareness of orthodontic treatment varies in different regions. Undergoing orthodontic treatment to correct malocclusion would be very beneficial to children as it could help eliminate bullying by peers regarding facial appearance. This kind of bullying by peers could affect the child psychologically.