Orthodontic Practitioners’ Knowledge and Education Demand on Clear Aligner Therapy
Objectives: Clear aligner therapy (CAT) has been gaining popularity amongst the orthodontic community. No systematic course on CAT has been reported to date. The objectives of this study were to determine practitioners’ knowledge and to offer insights for future tailored courses on CAT. Methods: An...
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| description | Objectives: Clear aligner therapy (CAT) has been gaining popularity amongst the orthodontic community. No systematic course on CAT has been reported to date. The objectives of this study were to determine practitioners’ knowledge and to offer insights for future tailored courses on CAT. Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed. The questionnaire comprised personal background information, predictability of tooth movement through CAT, and CAT knowledge that practitioners demanded to learn. Four senior expert orthodontists’ answers to the predictability of tooth movement through CAT were averaged to be a standard reference. Descriptive statistics, 1-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), principal component analysis, Student t test, and multivariate logistics regression analysis were performed with significance set at P < .05. Results: In total, 190 practitioners participated in this study. As compared to the standard reference, participants overestimated the predictability of difficult-to-be-achived tooth movements (eg, molar mesialisation; P < .0001). Strategy of managing troubleshooting cases and extraction cases ranked the highest CAT knowledge that participants requested to learn. Practice type, number of completed CAT cases, number of undergoing CAT cases, years of practice, education background, and time of using CAT were the influencing factors of the questions regarding the predictability of tooth movement through CAT and CAT knowledge that were demanded to be learned. Conclusions: The predictability of difficult-to-be-achieved tooth movement through CAT is often overestimated by practitioners with limited clinical experience. Tailored education on CAT, especially managing troubleshooting cases and extraction cases, should be designed for all practitioners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb1854b2fa6a4560839343239adacef32024-01-13T04:41:27ZengElsevierInternational Dental Journal0020-65392024-02-017418187Orthodontic Practitioners’ Knowledge and Education Demand on Clear Aligner TherapyYanzi Gao0Xuejun Sun1Xinyu Yan2Ziwei Tang3Wenli Lai4Hu Long5State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Corresponding author. No. 14, Section 3, Ren Min South Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.Objectives: Clear aligner therapy (CAT) has been gaining popularity amongst the orthodontic community. No systematic course on CAT has been reported to date. The objectives of this study were to determine practitioners’ knowledge and to offer insights for future tailored courses on CAT. Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed. The questionnaire comprised personal background information, predictability of tooth movement through CAT, and CAT knowledge that practitioners demanded to learn. Four senior expert orthodontists’ answers to the predictability of tooth movement through CAT were averaged to be a standard reference. Descriptive statistics, 1-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), principal component analysis, Student t test, and multivariate logistics regression analysis were performed with significance set at P < .05. Results: In total, 190 practitioners participated in this study. As compared to the standard reference, participants overestimated the predictability of difficult-to-be-achived tooth movements (eg, molar mesialisation; P < .0001). Strategy of managing troubleshooting cases and extraction cases ranked the highest CAT knowledge that participants requested to learn. Practice type, number of completed CAT cases, number of undergoing CAT cases, years of practice, education background, and time of using CAT were the influencing factors of the questions regarding the predictability of tooth movement through CAT and CAT knowledge that were demanded to be learned. Conclusions: The predictability of difficult-to-be-achieved tooth movement through CAT is often overestimated by practitioners with limited clinical experience. Tailored education on CAT, especially managing troubleshooting cases and extraction cases, should be designed for all practitioners.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002065392300120XOrthodonticsClear alignerClear aligner therapyPrincipal component analysisEducation |
| spellingShingle | Yanzi Gao Xuejun Sun Xinyu Yan Ziwei Tang Wenli Lai Hu Long Orthodontic Practitioners’ Knowledge and Education Demand on Clear Aligner Therapy International Dental Journal Orthodontics Clear aligner Clear aligner therapy Principal component analysis Education |
| title | Orthodontic Practitioners’ Knowledge and Education Demand on Clear Aligner Therapy |
| title_full | Orthodontic Practitioners’ Knowledge and Education Demand on Clear Aligner Therapy |
| title_fullStr | Orthodontic Practitioners’ Knowledge and Education Demand on Clear Aligner Therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Orthodontic Practitioners’ Knowledge and Education Demand on Clear Aligner Therapy |
| title_short | Orthodontic Practitioners’ Knowledge and Education Demand on Clear Aligner Therapy |
| title_sort | orthodontic practitioners knowledge and education demand on clear aligner therapy |
| topic | Orthodontics Clear aligner Clear aligner therapy Principal component analysis Education |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002065392300120X |
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