Trends in Finnish Public Orthodontic Care from the Professionals' Perspective

Table 6

Suggestions for subjects for further research in orthodontics (percentage of respondents in parenthesis).

Suggested subject	Chief dental officers (%)	Orthodontists (%)
Long-term stability of treatment result	18	30
Effect of timing on treatment outcome	18	25
Comparison of different treatment modalities	12	10
Cost-effectiveness analysis	12	23
Need and indications for orthodontic treatment	6	5
Efficacy of eruption guidance appliances	5	7
Efficacy of different orthodontic treatment practices	5	7