Factors related to orthodontic treatment time in indian adult patients – A retrospective study

Original Research

Abstract

Aim :

To research the effects of various factors on treatment duration.

Objective :

To examine the impact on the duration of orthodontic treatment for adult patients of age, sex, facial pattern, kind of malocclusion, type of brackets, number of tooth extractions, and missing appointments.

Materials and method :

110 clinical case reports of adult patients who had successful treatment were looked at. Three seasoned orthodontists chose the patients from 500 records in their possession. Age, sex, facial profile, kind of malocclusion, type of brackets, tooth extractions, and missed appointments were evaluated for their effects on treatment time. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to evaluate, then the stepwise procedure with P < 0.05.

Results :

No-show rates (R2 = 21.1%, p 0.001), facial profile (R2 = 2.4%, p = 0.081), type of occlusion at the beginning of treatment (R2 =), and  patient sex (R2 = 0.6%, p = 0.395) all had an impact on the variability in treatment time. The length of treatment was not significantly influenced by additional variables such as bracket type (metal or ceramic), tooth extractions, or age at the beginning of therapy.

Conclusion :

Adult orthodontic treatment times are mostly impacted by patient compliance-related variables. However, a number of factors that were left out of this study could be responsible for the heterogeneity in orthodontic treatment times.