Adult Patients Perceptions and Preferences Toward Accelerated Orthodontic Treatment Perceptions of Accelerated Orthodontic Treatment

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Statement of the Problem: Prolonged orthodontic treatment may discourage adults from initia-ting or continuing orthodontic care. Several approaches have been proposed to accelerate orthodontic treatment, but their acceptance by patients may vary according to invasiveness and cost. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate adult patients’ perceptions of orthodontic treatment dura-tion, their acceptance and preferences regarding invasive and non-invasive approaches to accelerate tre-atment, and their willingness to pay additional fees. Materials and Methods: This hospital-based cross-sectional study included adult patients recei-ving orthodontic treatment at İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Faculty of Dentistry between October and December 2021. A 21-item questionnaire adapted from a previously published survey was administered electronically through Google Forms. The questionnaire assessed demographic characteristics, percepti-ons and expectations regarding treatment duration, acceptance and ranking of acceleration techniques, and willingness to pay additional fees. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25. Friedman’s test with pairwise post-hoc comparisons, Spearman correlation, and rank-biserial correlation were used, with statistical significance set at p