Research Article
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 |
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