Table 2.

Potential Challenges (n = 171) and Challenges the Responders Have Encountered (n = 148).

Challenges (yes)	Male, % (n)	Female, % (n)	Total, % (n)
Potential challenges (n = 171)	55.8 (82)	44.2 (65)	86 (147)
Response from orthodontists treating CL/P patients (n = 148)
Time-consuming treatment	67 (61)	33 (30)	61.5 (91)
Technical challenges	50 (33)	50 (33)	44.6 (66)
Theoretical challenges	58.8 (10)	41.2 (7)	11.5 (17)
Problem with cooperation	48.9 (7)	61.1 (11)	12.2 (18)
Emotional challenges	36.4 (4)	63.6 (7)	7.4 (11)

Abbreviation: CL/P, cleft lip and/or palate.