Current Practice for Transverse Mandibular and Maxillary Discrepancies in the Netherlands: A Web-Based Survey Among Orthodontists and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons ...

The main objective of this study was to provide an overview of the current practice for transverse mandibular and maxillary discrepancies in the Netherlands using a web-based survey. Orthodontists (ORTHO) and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (OMFS) in the Netherlands were invited to the web-based survey via their professional association. Three cases were presented which could be treated non-surgically and surgically. Participants were asked what treatment they preferred: no treatment, orthodontic treatment with optional extractions or surgically assisted orthodontic treatment. The web-based su... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Gül, Atilla
Tjoa, Stephen T. H.
de Gijt, Jan P.
van der Tas, Justin T.
Sutedja, Hadi
Wolvius, Eppo B.
van der Wal, Karel G. H.
Koudstaal, Maarten J.
Dokumenttyp: Datenquelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Verlag/Hrsg.: SAGE Journals
Schlagwörter: 110323 Surgery / FOS: Clinical medicine
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29160793
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.5483505

The main objective of this study was to provide an overview of the current practice for transverse mandibular and maxillary discrepancies in the Netherlands using a web-based survey. Orthodontists (ORTHO) and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (OMFS) in the Netherlands were invited to the web-based survey via their professional association. Three cases were presented which could be treated non-surgically and surgically. Participants were asked what treatment they preferred: no treatment, orthodontic treatment with optional extractions or surgically assisted orthodontic treatment. The web-based survey ended with questions on various technical aspects and any experienced complication. Invitation was sent to all 303 members of professional association for ORTHO and to all 379 members of professional association for OMFS. Overall response number was 276 (response rate of 40.5%), including 127 incomplete responses. Generally, ORTHO prefer orthodontic treatment with optional extractions and OMFS lean towards ...