NOW... The Statistics
We are asking members of the public questions to find out their attitudes about having protruding teeth. The market research company YouGov' is carrying out the survey on our behalf during December 2010. Click here to read the results
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Sticking up for orthodontic treatment
To mark the launch of the British Orthodontic Society’s National Orthodontic Week - which starts on 22 February 2011 - a survey was undertaken by the YouGov’ polling organisation to discover the public’s views about protruding teeth. The results revealed that over 90% of people would want orthodontic treatment for themselves and/or their children if they had significantly protruding front teeth and the same number felt it should be available on the NHS.
The results of a survey of 2,092 people (over the age of 16)* revealed that:
o Over 90% would want treatment of significantly protruded teeth for themselves and/or their children
The top four grounds for wanting treatment were for health and psycho-social reasons:
- Improving self confidence (85%)
- To prevent teasing and bullying (77%)
- To prevent damage to the front teeth through trauma (55%)
- To improve speech (50%)
- Almost half the respondents (46%) felt that there was nothing that would prevent them from having orthodontic treatment for significantly protruded teeth.
- However, the most common reason cited for not having orthodontic treatment was cost (33%)
[2010 YouGov' Survey]
