Table 2. Comparison PIDAQ scale scores according to IOTN-AC scores and the relationships between the PIDAQ domains and IOTN-AC.

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.

PIDAQ, Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire; IOTN-AC, Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need.

^a,b,c,dBonferroni post-hoc test; different letters indicate statistically significant differences between columns.

^*p < 0.05, ^†p < 0.01, ^‡p < 0.001.

^βScores were reversed.