title: [Patients' experiences with the Forsus appliance].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate patients' experiences with the Forsus appliance.
  
  
  METHODS
  This questionnaire survey was focused on patients' comprehensive experiences with Forsus, both initially and after several months of wearing, including the patients' overall impressions of the appliance. The survey was conducted in 64 patients wearing Forsus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A high percentage of patients(83.7%) reported neutral to favorable experience with Forsus. 85.4% of patients reported gradual adaption to the appliance within 4 weeks. Cheek irritation was the most serious side effect (about 52%). Cheek irritation and other side effect disappeared over time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Forsus appliance is relatively well accepted by patients. Most patients experience some discomfort and functional limitations at first. However, the side effect gradually diminishes with time, and the patients adapt to the appliance finally. Practitioners should be especially vigilant about problems of cheek irritation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, The 88th Hospital of PLA. Tai'an 271000, Shandong Province, China.E-mail:kadingche9@163.com.
authors.forename: Xiao-guang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Zi-zhong
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shi-jie
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xian-jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional