Perception of Iraqi Orthodontists and Patients toward Accelerated Orthodontics

Table 2

Characteristics of the patients participating in the study.

Characteristic	Response	n (%)
1. Gender	Male	156 (40.2%)
	Female	232 (59.8%)
2. Education	Less than 4 years of college	264 (68.0%)
	Four years of college	106 (27.3%)
	Postgraduate degree	18 (4.6%)
3. Age	≤18 years old	195 (50.3%)
	>18–25 years old	171 (44.1%)
	>25–45 years old	22 (5.7%)
4. Annual income (ID)	<3000$	43 (11.1%)
	3000–6000$	102 (26.3%)
	>6000–9000$	183 (47.2%)
	>9000$	60 (15.4%)
5. Orthodontic treatment takes too long	Strongly agree	228 (58.8%)
	Somewhat agree	114 (29.4%)
	Neutral	34 (8.8%)
	Somewhat disagree	9 (2.3%)
	Strongly disagree	3 (0.8%)
6. How long do you expect your orthodontic treatment to take?	<12 mos.	103 (26.5%)
	12–18 mos.	191 (49.2%)
	18–24 mos.	94 (24.2%)
7. How long would you wish your orthodontic treatment to last?	<6 mos.	223 (57.5%)
	6–12 mos.	104 (26.8%)
	12–18 mos.	34 (8.8%)
	18–24 mos.	27 (6.9%)