A national survey of orthodontists in Malaysia and their use of functional appliances for Class II malocclusions
, oraz | 12 paź 2021
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Article Category: research-article
Data publikacji: 12 paź 2021
Zakres stron: 217 - 226
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2021.023
© 2021 Aufa Dahlia Bahar et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Survey questions.
| A. Demographics | |
| 1. | Which age range do you fall into? |
| A. 20–29 years old | |
| B. 30–39 years old | |
| C. 40–49 years old | |
| D. 50–59 years old | |
| E. >60 years old | |
| 2. | Which institution did you obtain your orthodontic specialty qualification? |
| A. Local | |
| B. Overseas | |
| 3. | What is the name of the institution you obtained your orthodontic specialty qualification from? |
| 4. | What year did you graduate from your orthodontic specialty training? |
| 5. | Which state is your current primary practice? |
| A. Melaka | |
| B. Selangor | |
| C. Johor | |
| D. Sabah | |
| E. Sarawak | |
| F. Pahang | |
| G. Perak | |
| H. Negeri Sembilan | |
| I. Kelantan | |
| J. Terengganu | |
| K. Pulau Pinang | |
| L. Perlis | |
| M. Kedah | |
| N. Putrajaya | |
| O. Kuala Lumpur | |
| P. Labuan | |
| 6. | Which orthodontic service do you spend most of your clinical time? |
| A. Private clinic/hospital | |
| B. Government clinic/hospital | |
| C. Government university hospital | |
| D. Private university dental facility | |
| E. Military clinic/hospital | |
| B. Provision of interceptive functional treatment | |
| 1. | Do you offer functional appliance therapy in your clinic? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| If yes, please answer Q2 and Q3 only of this section and complete section C, D and E. | |
| If no, please answer Q4 and Q5 only and end the questionnaire. | |
| 2. | If yes, how many functional appliances have you prescribed in the last 12 months? |
| 3. | If yes, which malocclusions do you commonly treat with functional appliances? |
| A. Class II | |
| B. Class III | |
| C. Anterior open bite | |
| D. Other (please specify: _____________________________________) | |
| 4. | If not, would you refer a patient to another orthodontist for functional appliance therapy? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| 5. | Why do you not offer functional appliance treatment? |
| C. Personal preferences in choice of functional appliance for Class II correction | |
| 1. | There are several types of functional appliances currently available for the treatment of Class II malocclusion. Which do you commonly use? |
| A. Fixed functional appliance | |
| B. Removable functional appliance | |
| C. Both fixed and removable functional appliance | |
| 2. | What is the name of the appliance(s)? |
| 3. | Why is this your preferred choice of appliance(s)? |
| 4. | Is the cost of the functional appliance a factor in choosing your preferred appliance? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| 5. | Is patient compliance a factor in choosing your preferred appliance? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| 6. | Which appliance(s) would you ideally like to use and why? |
| 7. | Forsus for example, is a type of fixed functional appliance. Would you be willing to use this appliance if the production cost was the same as your current choice? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| C. Not sure | |
| D. I’m already using this appliance | |
| D. Limitations with functional appliance laboratory service | |
| 1. | Do you feel that your choice of functional appliance(s) is limited by the laboratory support available? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| 2. | Are you satisfied with the standard of laboratory work you receive when prescribing a functional appliance? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| C. Not applicable as no laboratory work involved (e.g.: using fixed functional) or I do my own repairs | |
| 3. | In the event of an appliance breakage, are you satisfied with the laboratory support available? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| C. Not applicable as no laboratory work involved (e.g.: using fixed functional) or I do my own repairs | |
| E. Treatment protocol | |
| 1. | What age range do you typically begin functional appliance treatment? |
| A. <6 years old | |
| B. 6–9 years old 9 | |
| C. 10–14 years old | |
| D. >15 years old | |
| 2. | Do you feel that potential growth modification cases are often referred to you at an ideal time? |
| A. Often | |
| B. Sometimes | |
| C. Seldom | |
| 3. | What is your typical functional appliance wear regime? |
| A. Full time including mealtimes | |
| B. Full time NOT including mealtimes | |
| C. Part time | |
| 4. | How long is your active functional appliance phase? |
| A. <6 months | |
| B. 6–9 months | |
| C. 9–12 months | |
| D. >12 months | |
| 5. | Do you prescribe a chart or diary to measure patient compliance with removable functional appliance therapy? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| C. Not applicable as using fixed functional appliance | |
| 6. | Based on your experience in using functional appliances, which of the appliance(s) do you feel that you have the best compliance? |
| 7. | Following active removable functional appliance therapy, do you have a period of retention when the appliance is worn less? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| C. Not applicable as using fixed functional appliance | |
| 8. | If so, how long does this period of retention last? |
| A. 2–3 months | |
| B. 4–6 months | |
| C. 7–9 months | |
| D. >9 months | |
| E. Not applicable as using fixed functional appliance | |
| 9. | Do you carry out any adjustment to the functional appliance during this retention phase? |
| A. Yes | |
| B. No | |
| C. Not applicable as using fixed functional appliance | |