Table 3 Clinical case scenarios regarding management of an orthodontic problem and anatomical placement of TADs
Question | 5th year students | 6th year students | 7th year students | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 22 N (%) | N = 28 N (%) | N = 22 N (%) | X2 | P value | |
CASE 1: A 33-year-old patient with a skeletal open bite | |||||
Treatment options | 51.5 | .000** | |||
Intrusion with TADs | 3 (13.6)b | 17 (60.7) a | 22 (100) a | ||
Intrusion with high pull headgear | 6 (27.3) | 2 (7.1) | 0 | ||
Intrusion with posterior bite blocks | 0 | 6 (21.4) | 0 | ||
Not sure what to do | 13 (59.1) | 3 (10.7) | 0 | ||
Ideal site for placement of TADs | |||||
Around midpalatal suture* | 0 | 9 (32.1) b | 13 (59.1) a | 18.3 | .001** |
Lingually in the mandible | 3 (13.6) | 2 (7.1) | 1 (4.5) | ||
At the incisive foramen | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Not sure what to do | 19 (86.4) | 17 (60.7) | 8 (36.4) | ||
CASE 2: A 25 year old patient with a missing upper right molar | |||||
Space management | 10.2 | 0.117 | |||
Fixed partial denture | 1 (4.5) | 1 (3.6) | 1 (4.5) | ||
Prosthetic implant | 8 (36.4) | 14 (50.0) | 12 (54.5) | ||
Molar protraction | 5 (22.7) | 8 (28.6) | 9 (40.9) | ||
Not sure what to do | 8 (36.4) | 5 (17.9) | 0 | ||
Ideal site for placement of TADs aimed at molar protraction | 19.8 | .001** | |||
Buccally, between upper right premolars | 3 (13.6) | 13 (46.4) | 17 (77.3) | ||
Buccally, between upper centrals | 0 | 1 (3.6) b | 0 | ||
Between the upper centrals at the frenum attachment | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Not sure what to do | 19 (86.4) | 14 (50.0) | 5 (22.7) | ||