The impact of general self-efficacy and the severity of malocclusion on acceptance of removable orthodontic appliances in 10- to 12-year-old patients

• Main Authors: Navid Naseri (Author), Tahereh Baherimoghadam (Author), Niloofar Bassagh (Author), Shahram Hamedani (Author), Elmira Bassagh (Author), Zahra Hashemi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The patients' acceptance of a treatment plan and their subsequent cooperation play a crucial role in achieving the best results in orthodontic treatments. Evidences show some personality traits such as general self-efficacy (GSE) and some dental traits such as severity of ma...