title: Compliance: getting the most from your orthodontic patients.
abstract: Successful orthodontic treatment is highly dependent on optimal levels of patient compliance. This paper outlines methods that can be used by orthodontists and general practitioners to optimize compliance throughout active treatment and into the retention phase.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Demand for orthodontic treatment is ever increasing. A compliant patient expedites successful treatment and minimizes the possibility of deleterious effects of appliances.
authors: Maxillofacial Unit, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, UK.
authors: Padhraig S
authors: PS
authors: Fleming
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Scott
authors: Andrew T
authors: AT
authors: DiBiase
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance