The Expectations of Orthodontic Patients in South Wales and St Louis, Missouri
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in British Journal of Orthodontics
- Vol. 6 (4) , 203-205
- https://doi.org/10.1179/bjo.6.4.203
Abstract
A questionnaire survey of the expectations of orthodontic treatment was conducted among 200 orthodontic patients and parents in South Wales. The results were compared with those of a similar study in St Louis, Missouri. The central finding was the high expectations of the effects of treatment shared by both groups.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Social and psychological motivations for orthodontic treatmentAmerican Journal of Orthodontics, 1977
- Social Meanings of Dental AppearanceJournal of Health and Human Behavior, 1966