Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of section 2, 3 responses

Question	Item	Public clinic patients, % (n)	Private clinic patients, % (n)	Total, % (n)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, for how long did you stop visiting your orthodontist?	I didn't stop visiting my orthodontist	6 (2)	94 (33)	9 (35)
	For 1 to 2 months	25 (31)	75 (95)	32.5 (126)
	More than 2 months	77 (93)	23 (28)	31.2 (121)
	I'm still not visiting my orthodontist	94 (100)	6 (6)	27.3 (106)
What was the reason you stopped visiting your orthodontist?	Clinic was closed	73 (179)	27 (65)	69 (244)
	I was afraid of the spread of COVID-19	27 (15)	73 (41)	16 (56)
	Both previous reasons	62.5 (30)	37.5 (18)	14 (48)
	I was out of the country	0 (0)	100 (5)	1 (5)
How many times did you communicate with your orthodontist?	I didn't communicate	47 (43)	53 (48)	26 (91)
	Once or twice	63 (113)	37 (65)	50 (178)
	3 or 4 times	76 (45)	24 (14)	17 (59)
	More than 4 times	92 (23)	8 (2)	7 (25)
How did you communicate with your orthodontist?	Voice call	51 (41)	49 (40)	31 (81)
	Mobile phone application	76 (116)	24 (37)	58 (153)
	Calling and application	83 (20)	17 (4)	9 (24)
	SMS	100 (4)	0 (0)	2 (4)
What was your main concern during this period?	Treatment time will be extended	62 (127)	38 (79)	58 (206)
	My teeth would relapse	66 (97)	34 (50)	42 (147)
To what extent do you agree or disagree about closing the dental clinics to minimize the spread of COVID-19?	Strongly disagree (1)	75 (53)	25 (18)	20 (71)
	Disagree (2)	73 (19)	27 (7)	7 (26)
	Somewhat disagree (3)	78 (35)	22 (10)	13 (45)
	Neutral (4)	67 (54)	33 (27)	23 (81)
	Somewhat agree (5)	51 (20)	49 (19)	11 (39)
	Agree (6)	48 (12)	52 (13)	7 (25)
	Strongly agree (7)	47 (31)	53 (35)	19 (66)