Table 3.

Most concerning stressors among orthodontists evaluated in the study (mean severity score > 3.75)

Rank	Name of stressor item	Mean	SD
1	Motivation of patients with poor hygiene strains me a lot.	3.99	0.90
2	Lack of patient compliance with treatment instructions is painful.	3.99	0.87
3	Patients who are late than the scheduled time, stress me.	3.95	0.99
4	Treating a case with an unfavorable prognosis is disturbing.	3.94	0.90
5	I am tense when patients come with broken appliances.	3.94	0.93
6	Performing clinical tasks on a difficult or uncooperative patient is frustrating to me.	3.86	0.89
7	Motivation of patients with poor elastic and/or headgear compliance stresses me.	3.84	0.94
8	A backache or pain in the back and other musculoskeletal problems caused by prolonged working bothers me a lot.	3.79	0.95
9	I am upset when patients are late or miss adjustment appointments.	3.78	0.98
10	Maintaining high levels of concentration for long periods of time without breaks makes me tense.	3.76	1.00

SD = standard deviation