Color Preferences of Patients Receiving Elastic Ligatures
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Selma Türkan Elekdağ Türk Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Nurhat ÖZKALAYCI Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Devrim İşçi
Prof. Dr. Tamer Türk Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
(SCOPUS dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | European Journal of Dentistry | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | PubMed Central, Scopus | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 04-2010 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | 4 / 2 / 171–174 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853826/ | ||
| UAK Araştırma Alanları |
Ortodonti
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| Özet |
| Objectives: To determine the color preferences for elastic ligatures among patients receiving fixed-appliance orthodontic therapy. Methods: Five hundred patients with metal brackets (336 female patients and 164 male patients) were included, and their color preferences for elastic ligatures were recorded using a color scale. Chi-square analysis was performed to evaluate the color preferences and to determine the influence of age and gender on color preferences (P<.05). Results: Two hundred and seventy-six patients (55.2%) preferred strikingly colorful elastic ligatures, while 224 patients (44.8%) preferred less noticeable elastic ligatures. No significant difference was observed between the color preferences of female and male patients (P>.05). However, significant differences were observed between the color preferences of adolescents and older patients (P<.001). Conclusions: Female patients preferred red … |
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