Knowledge, attitude, and awareness of orthognathic surgery among orthodontic patient-prospective study

Aim: The aim of the current survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and awareness regarding orthognathic surgery among orthodontic patients. Materials and Methods: This is cross-sectional web-based questionnaire survey conducted among orthodontic patients in Tamil Nadu. The self-admi...

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Published in:Journal of pharmacy & bioallied science 2021-11, Vol.13 (6), p.1029-1032
Main Authors: Mani, Bhuvaneswari, Mani, Muralimani, Ramar, Selvakumar, Srinidhi, S, Bharathi, S, Sengodan, Tamilselvi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Dental occlusion
facial deformity
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Original
Orthodontics
orthognathic surgery
Patients
quality of life
Risk factors
Statistical analysis
Statistics
Surgery
Surveys
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Summary:Aim: The aim of the current survey was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and awareness regarding orthognathic surgery among orthodontic patients. Materials and Methods: This is cross-sectional web-based questionnaire survey conducted among orthodontic patients in Tamil Nadu. The self-administered questions related to awareness of orthognathic surgery were collected from 500 subjects. The statistical analysis was done using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (V 22.0). The frequency distribution was computed. Results: This survey revealed that 466 (93.2%) respondents had awareness about the role of orthognathic surgery. 332 (66.4%) had given the correct responses related to differentiating skeletal and dental malocclusion, 454 (90.6%) had the awareness of risk factors associated with orthognathic surgery and 40 (7.0%) were experienced regarding the procedure. Conclusion: The result of the current study showed that it clearly implies that the population was aware of orthognathic surgery as a treatment modality for correcting skeletal deformities.
ISSN:0975-7406
0976-4879
0975-7406
DOI:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_287_21