Evaluating the Influence of Showing Patients Their Predicted Teeth Alignment on Their Expectations and Satisfaction

The Influence of Showing Patients the Three-dimensional Digital Simulation of Their Teeth Alignment Produced by Orthodontic Treatment With Fixed Appliance on Their Expectations and Satisfaction

Patients who have moderate crowding will be treated in this study. The efficacy of showing the predicted alignment of patient's teeth at the end of orthodontic treatment previously to treatment on their expectations from orthodontic treatment and their satisfaction with their teeth alignment will be assessed.

It is known that most patients expect that orthodontic treatment will improve their appearance which increases their confidence and self-esteem level.

The ability to approach patient's expectations to reality is crucial to making them reasonable and to improve patient's satisfaction with treatment outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Class I malocclusion with moderate crowding (between 4-6 mm of tooth-size-arch-length-discrepancy).
• Good oral hygiene and periodontal health.
• No severe skeletal discrepancy.
• Normal proclination for the upper and lower incisors.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bimaxillary dentoalveolar severe protrusion.
• Need for extraction.
• Previous orthodontic treatment.
• Subject with psychological abnormalities.
• congenitally missing or extracted teeth (except for the third molars).
• history of previous trauma to the maxillofacial region or surgical interventions.