Table 2.
Section 2: Psychological aspects that are relevant to clinical orthodontics during the pandemic
| Question | Response | Number | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| I felt pain and discomfort from my appliance during the pandemic | Worst possible | 1 | 0.65% |
| Severe pain | 6 | 3.90% | |
| Moderate pain | 22 | 14.29% | |
| Mild pain | 25 | 16.23% | |
| No pain | 95 | 61.69% | |
| Unanswered | 5 | 3.25% | |
| How frequent was the pain/discomfort? | Less than that | 26 | 16.88% |
| Everyday | 8 | 5.2% | |
| Few times a week | 16 | 10.39% | |
| Once a week | 4 | 2.6% | |
| No discomfort or pain | 95 | 59.1% | |
| Unanswered | 2 | 1.3% | |
| I expect the standard of care delivered to be: | Excellent | 131 | 85% |
| Good | 21 | 14% | |
| Satisfactory | 1 | 1% | |
| Unanswered | 1 | 1% | |
| My orthodontic treatment will be delayed because of the pandemic | Strongly agree | 29 | 18.83% |
| Agree | 46 | 29.87% | |
| Disagree | 28 | 18.18% | |
| Strongly disagree | 8 | 5.19% | |
| Unanswered | 43 | 27.92% | |
| How many extra months do you expect to stay in braces because of the pandemic? | > 18 months | 8 | 5.2% |
| 18 months | 8 | 5.2% | |
| 12 months | 10 | 6.5% | |
| 6 months | 33 | 21.4% | |
| 3 months | 37 | 24.0% | |
| 0 | 1 | 0.6% | |
| Unanswered | 57 | 37.0% |