Categories
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Laypeople
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Students
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Orthodontists
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Clinicians
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Specialists in other areas
|
p value
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Mean (SD)
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Mean (SD)
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Mean (SD)
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Mean (SD)
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Mean (SD)
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Dental traction
|
4.3 (3.1)a
|
6.1 (2.9)b
|
6.8 (2.9)b
|
5.7 (3.1)ab
|
4.6 (2.9)a
|
0.000*
|
Mini-implant mechanics
|
4.2 (3.1)a
|
5.8 (2.9)b
|
6.0 (3.4)b
|
5.7 (2.7)ab
|
4.6 (3.1)ab
|
0.000*
|
Relationships with the patient
|
5.3 (3.2)
|
6.1 (2.7)a
|
5.5 (3.6)
|
5.4 (2.9)
|
4.1 (3.3)b
|
0.001*
|
Before and after treatment
|
6.4 (3.3)a
|
8.1 (2.2)b
|
7.8 (2.4)bc
|
7.8 (2.7)abc
|
6.6 (2.9)ac
|
0.000*
|
Being a teacher
|
7.1 (2.6)a
|
8.3 (1.9)b
|
7.6 (2.7)ab
|
6.5 (3.1)a
|
6.9 (2.9)a
|
0.004*
|
Aesthetic brackets
|
5.8 (3.1)
|
5.8 (3.1)
|
5.1 (2.9)
|
5.6 (3.1)
|
4.7 (3.1)
|
0.063
|
Family relationships
|
4.2 (3.1)
|
4.2 (3.4)
|
4.2 (3.3)
|
4.5 (2.8)
|
3.9 (3.3)
|
0.946
|
Participation in scientific events
|
5.8 (3.1)
|
6.1 (2.3)
|
6.0 (3.1)
|
5.7 (3.3)
|
5.2 (3.3)
|
0.545
|
Clear aligners
|
5.8 (3.2)a
|
6.2 (3.0)a
|
5.5 (3.2)a
|
5.4 (3.0)ab
|
3.9 (3.1)b
|
0.000*
|
Social relationships
|
3.3 (2.8)
|
3.5 (2.8)
|
3.5 (2.6)
|
3.8 (3.0)
|
2.9 (2.7)
|
0.521
|
Metallic brackets
|
5.4 (3.1)a
|
5.1 (2.9)a
|
4.4 (2.8)ab
|
4.6 (3.1)ab
|
3.6 (2.8)b
|
0.000*
|
Intermaxillary elastics
|
5.1 (3.2)ac
|
6.5 (2.8)bc
|
6.3 (2.9)ac
|
5.9 (3.3)abc
|
4.3 (3.1)a
|
0.000*
|
- *Statistical significance; SD standard deviation; different letters mean statistical significance