Table II.

Details of the studies analyzed in the Review.

Sr No	Author/Year/Country	Participants Details	Outcome measured
1	Dogan A 2010 Turkey	107 boys 101 girls Total 208 children Age 9 and 18 years mean 12.8 ± 2.5)	Socio-demographic features and self-perception of parents concerning the malocclusion of their children
2	Germa A 2010 France	3089 Boys 2899 Girls 5988 children Children and teenagers aged 8–18 years	The specific role of social and economic characteristics on the use of orthodontic treatment among French children
3	Krey KF 2012 Germany	Total sample 1538 11 to 14 years	Influence of age, gender, and socio-economic status on orthodontic treatment
4	Tumurkhuu T 2016 Mongolia	557 Schoolchildren 11–16 years	Relationship between malocclusion and socioeconomic status
5	Deli R 2012 Italy	2284 children 6 to 16 years	Relationship between the attitude towards orthodontic treatment and the objective level of orthodontic need, and variables like gender, socioeconomic status, and geographical context
6	Kavaliauskiene A 2010 Lithuania	5632 school children 11 to 15 years	Frequency of orthodontic anomalies in terms of self-reported complaints about malposed teeth and malocclusion across different sociodemographic strata.
7	Tickle M 1999 UK	5918 Children 14 years old	Relationship between socioeconomic status and both normatively assessed and self-perceived need for orthodontic treatment
8	Turbill ET UK	1272 Children Meage 12.77	Effects of social inequality on the likelihood of patients discontinuing orthodontic treatment
9	Dimberg L 2015 Sweden	257 Children Mean age 11.5	Impact of malocclusions or orthodontic treatment needs with age, gender, socio-economic markers, dental fear, and aspects of oral health taken into consideration
10	Joury E 2011 Syria	145 Children 12–16 Years	Socio-Economic Position can predict orthodontic treatment outcome at the end of 1 year of active treatment