Table 3.
Descriptive statistics of section 3 responses
| Question | Item | FA, % (n) | RA, % (n) | CA, % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What was the reason you stopped visiting your orthodontist? | Clinic was closed | 87.7 (214) | 7.8 (19) | 4.55 (11) |
| I was afraid of the spread of COVID-19 | 86 (48) | 9 (5) | 5 (3) | |
| Both previous reasons | 81.4 (39) | 8.3 (4) | 10.4 (5) | |
| I was out of the country | 40 (2) | 0 (0) | 60 (3) | |
| How many times did you communicate with your orthodontist? | I didn't communicate | 80.2 (73) | 14.3 (13) | 5.5 (5) |
| Once or twice | 87 (155) | 6 (10) | 7 (13) | |
| 3 or 4 times | 88 (52) | 7 (4) | 5 (3) | |
| More than 4 times | 92 (23) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | |
| How did you communicate with your orthodontist? | Voice call | 92.6 (75) | 3.7 (3) | 3.7 (3) |
| Mobile phone application | 85 (130) | 7 (10) | 8 (13) | |
| Calling and application | 92 (22) | 8 (2) | 0 (0) | |
| SMS | 75 (3) | 0 (0) | 25 (1) | |
| What was your main concern during this period? | Treatment time will be extended | 87 (179) | 6 (13) | 7 (14) |
| My teeth would relapse | 84.4 (124) | 10.2 (15) | 5.4 (8) | |
| To what extent do you agree or disagree about closing the dental clinics to minimize the spread of COVID-19? | Strongly disagree (1) | 89 (63) | 3 (2) | 8 (6) |
| Disagree (2) | 69.2 (18) | 15.4 (4) | 15.4 (4) | |
| Somewhat disagree (3) | 87 (39) | 11 (5) | 2 (1) | |
| Neutral (4) | 89 (72) | 7 (6) | 4 (3) | |
| Somewhat agree (5) | 85 (33) | 10 (4) | 5 (2) | |
| Agree (6) | 92 (23) | 0 (0) | 8 (2) | |
| Strongly agree (7) | 83 (55) | 11 (7) | 6 (4) |
CA, clear aligners; FA, fixed appliances; RA, removable appliances.