The Influence of Social Media on Patients' Preferences of Clear Aligners in Orthodontic Treatment
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2023
Yazarlar: Arda Demir, Cemile Özlem, Furkan DİNDAROĞLU
Journal of Ege University School of Dentistry, Uluslararası, 2023, cilt 44, ss 247-255
Özet
INTRODUCTION: Patients' interest and demand for orthodontic treatment's increased over time.With emergence of various aesthetic concerns with increasing demand, alternatives to traditional bracket orthodontic treatment've been investigated.Effects of increasing popularity of clear aligner treatment on its preference've been wondered.Effect of social media on preference of clear aligner treatment being investigated.METHODS: Voluntary 18-question questionnaire administered to 193 patients older than 15 years and their relatives who applied to Ege University Department of Orthodontics.Questions related education, sociodemographic status, clear aligner treatment, socialmedia, and previous orthodontic experiences of patients.Statistical analyses performed with IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0 program and p=0.05 determined.Comparison of qualitative variables performed Pearson Chi-square.RESULTS: 91.7% of participants use social-media, 67.4% of this group uses social-media frequently during day.61.1% female, 38.9% male.91.75% of participants heard about clear aligner treatment from social-media.29% wanted clear aligner treatment applied to them, while rate of those who'd no opinion was 50.8%.DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: There's no significant difference between demand for treatment according gender and use and frequency of social-media and interest in clear aligner treatment.Most of participants're between ages of 17-35.Participants aged 15-35 years more likely to prefer clear aligner treatment.Clear aligner treatment's mostly heard through social-media.