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. 2022 Dec 9;10(12):2488. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10122488

Table 4.

Barriers toward orthodontic treatment based on the gender and the age group.

Variable Priority of Barrier toward Orthodontic Treatment
Order of barrier toward orthodontic treatment 1st 2nd 3rd
Cost (632)
34.8%
Long treatment duration (355)
19.5%
Pain (285)
15.7%
Gender 1st 2nd 3rd
Female Cost Long treatment duration Pain
Male Cost Long treatment duration Pain
Age group (year) Priority in the Barrier toward Orthodontic Treatment
1st 2nd 3rd
20s Cost Long treatment duration Pain
30s Cost Long treatment duration Pain
40s Cost Long treatment duration Pain
50s Cost Long treatment duration Pain