Original scientific paper

The patient’s drop out in orthodontic therapy

Vladimir Lapter ; Zavod za ortodonciju Stomatološkog fakulteta — Zagreb, Hrvatska
Živko Kulčar ; Škola narodnog zdravlja »Andrija Štampar« — Zagreb, Hrvatska
Maja Kunšt ; Medicinski centar »Dr Tomo Bardek« — Koprivnica, Hrvatska
Dunja Pleše ; Medicinski centar »Dr Tomo Bardek« — Koprivnica, Hrvatska
Vesna Gaži-Čoklica ; Zavod za ortodonciju Stomatološkog fakulteta — Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

To evaluate the degree of collaboration of orthodontic patients, a
study was made on 2306 examinees from two different dental clinics who were treated exclusively with removable orthodontic appliances. The examinees were categorized into four age groups. The degree of collaboration was determined according to the number of visits to the clinic. The final results revealed that 17.4% still remained in therapy, 59.4% abandoned treatment and 2.3.3% completed therapy. The analysis concentrated specifically on the high number of examinees who voluntarily ended therapy. This was an indicator of the need to pay special attention to these types of patients and to Introduce a new approach (such as clubs) to keep the patients’ interest in their treatment.

Keywords

epidemiology; patient’s drop out; orthodontics

Hrčak ID:

105543

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/105543

Publication date:

15.6.1982.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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