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Consumer perceptions and expressed satisfaction of traditional braces and clear aligners Cover

Consumer perceptions and expressed satisfaction of traditional braces and clear aligners

Open Access
|Nov 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Thematic map based on responses from the conventional braces participants.
Thematic map based on responses from the conventional braces participants.

Figure 2.

Thematic map based on responses from the clear aligner participants.
Thematic map based on responses from the clear aligner participants.

Participant demographics

Number (%)
Gender
  Male9 (22.5%)
  Female31 (77.5%)
Age
  18-2415 (37.5%)
  25-349 (22.5%)
  35-448 (20.0%)
  45-544 (10.0%)
  55-643 (7.5%)
  65-741 (2.5%)
Ethnicity
  NZ European25 (62.5%)
  Pasifika/Islander2 (5.0%)
  Asian11 (27.5%)
  Other2 (5.0%)
Education level
  Intermediate1 (2.5%)
  Secondary11 (27.5%)
  Tertiary28 (70.0%)
Treatment
  Public18 (45.0%)
  Private22 (55.0%)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2025-0036 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
Language: English
Page range: 320 - 331
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 1, 2025
Published on: Nov 4, 2025
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2025 Lisa S. McNeill, Trent S. Zhang, Mostafa Khairallah, Rashiid Rosland, Tianyou Wu, Li Mei, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.