AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF CLEAR ALIGNERS- A MALAYSIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY STUDY.
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Keywords
Clear aligners, malocclusion, awareness, fixed appliance, removable appliance.
Abstract
Clear aligners are novel near invisible orthodontic appliances that help in correction of misaligned teeth. They align teeth just as conventional braces do, but using transparent, removable appliances. Clear aligners offer a lot of advantages such as the less painful treatment, compared to that of traditional braces resulting in better patient acceptance and better quality of life contributing to the public health. In this study, we tried to study the awareness and knowledge of clear aligners among Manipal University College Malaysia (MUCM) students and its association with gender, academic course and previous history of orthodontic treatment using a questionnaire.
Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among 449 MUCM medical and dental students. An online questionnaire was prepared using the Google forms with 1 question on awareness and 13 questions on knowledge. The responses were collected and analysed.
Results: 80.7% of the students are aware of clear aligners. However, the overall knowledge percentage mean was less (48.6%). There is statistically significant difference in awareness of clear aligners with gender, academic course, and previous history of orthodontic treatment.
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Sameer Kumar Vandrangi
Department of Oral Pathology, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia.
Silpa Madhuri Chikkala
Department of Prosthodontics, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia.
Rethish Elangovan
Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka. +60 122218194
Lily Sofea Binti Hamidi
Undergraduate student, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia
Sharifah Shahira Binti Syed Abdillah
Undergraduate student, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia
Nurul Aqilah Binti Maaruf
Undergraduate student, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia
Dharnya A/P Bala Subramaniam
Undergraduate student, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia
Renu Sarah Samson
Department of Orthodontics, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia;
Htoo Htoo Kyaw Soe
Department of Community Medicine, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, Malaysia.