Table 2 Section 2: Psychological aspects that are relevant to clinical orthodontics during the pandemic
From: Patients’ perceptions of orthodontic treatment experiences during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study
Question | Response | Number | % |
|---|---|---|---|
I felt pain and discomfort from my appliance during the pandemic | Worst possible | 1 | 0.65% |
Severe pain | 6 | 3.90% | |
Moderate pain | 22 | 14.29% | |
Mild pain | 25 | 16.23% | |
No pain | 95 | 61.69% | |
Unanswered | 5 | 3.25% | |
How frequent was the pain/discomfort? | Less than that | 26 | 16.88% |
Everyday | 8 | 5.2% | |
Few times a week | 16 | 10.39% | |
Once a week | 4 | 2.6% | |
No discomfort or pain | 95 | 59.1% | |
Unanswered | 2 | 1.3% | |
I expect the standard of care delivered to be: | Excellent | 131 | 85% |
Good | 21 | 14% | |
Satisfactory | 1 | 1% | |
Unanswered | 1 | 1% | |
My orthodontic treatment will be delayed because of the pandemic | Strongly agree | 29 | 18.83% |
Agree | 46 | 29.87% | |
Disagree | 28 | 18.18% | |
Strongly disagree | 8 | 5.19% | |
Unanswered | 43 | 27.92% | |
How many extra months do you expect to stay in braces because of the pandemic? | > 18 months | 8 | 5.2% |
18 months | 8 | 5.2% | |
12 months | 10 | 6.5% | |
6 months | 33 | 21.4% | |
3 months | 37 | 24.0% | |
0 | 1 | 0.6% | |
Unanswered | 57 | 37.0% |