Table 2.

Survey answers.

Gender
Female	554	90.3%
Male	67	8.6%
Did not respond	6	1.3%
Malocclusion
Yes	466	72.2%
No	150	25.9%
Did not respond	11	2.4%
Scoliosis
Yes	447	85.2%
No	177	14.3%
Was scoliosis a family issue?
Yes	202	42.6%
No	253	53.4%
Unsure	19	4.0%
Did your orthopedist inform you about the possibility that scoliosis/posture and malocclusion can influence each other?
Yes	60	12.7%
No	394	83.1%
Unsure	20	4.2%
Did your dentist/orthodontist inform you about the possibility that malocclusion could influence the spine and your posture?
Yes	55	11.6%
No	409	86.3%
Unsure	10	4.2%
Did you have an orthodontic therapy before you noticed scoliosis? *
Yes	163	63.6%
No	285	36.4%
* Limited to those who have scoliosis
Did you notice that, after scoliosis had appeared, your teeth became misaligned?
No	218	57.1%
Yes	124	32.5%
Unsure	15	3.9%
Did not respond	25	6.5%
Did your scoliosis appear before, after or during the orthodontic therapy?
Before	202	42.6%
While	63	13.3%
After	72	15.2%
Did not respond	137	28.9%
Did you suffer from TMJ (mandibular) pain?
No	255	53.8%
Yes	205	43.2%
Unsure	14	2.4%
Do you feel the jaw is deviated in the same direction of the main scoliotic curve?
No	247	52.1%
Yes	114	24.1%
Unsure/Did not respond	113	23.8%
What kind of malocclusion
Crowded teeth	169	31.3%
Deep bite	115	21.3%
Overjet	76	14.1%
Cross-bite	51	9.4%
Deviated mandible	30	4.8%
Little mandible (micrognathia)	21	3.3%
Other	71	11.3%
What kind of orthodontic device did you use?
Fixed	161	34.0%
Mobile	82	17.3%
Both	72	15.2%
Aligners	21	4.4%
None	10	1.6%

* Limited to those who have scoliosis.