Open AccessOral mucosal ulceration during orthodontic treatment: The perception of patients and knowledge and attitude of the orthodontic practitioners
Author(s) -
Fahda AlDahash,
Dhuha AlShamali,
Wejdan Al-Bander,
Raghad Bakhsh,
Waad Hamad Almadhi,
Sara AlSenani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1197_20
Subject(s) - medicine , demographics , dentistry , complaint , family medicine , demography , sociology , political science , law
As both orthodontist and patient should play a role hand in hand for the better outcomes of the treatment their knowledge and perceptions regarding problems are important. Hence, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the perception of patients and knowledge and attitude of the Orthodontist with regards to oral mucosal ulceration during the treatment.