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S L Cureton

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PubMed1993

The role of the headgear calendar in headgear compliance.

This study was undertaken to determine the role of the headgear calendar and its relationship to headgear compliance. Headgear timers were used covertly to monitor actual headgear wear of 28 patients for three consecutive orthodontic appointments. Fourteen patients were asked to monitor their daily headgear wear by using a headgear calendar. The other 14 did not use a calendar. The results show that patients who monitor their headgear wear with a headgear calendar are more compliant than those patients who do not (7.9 hours compared with 5.3 hours). All age groups in this study wore their headgear more when a headgear calendar was used with the exception of the > 16-year-old group. There is a high degree of correlation (r2 = 0.60) between the number of hours recorded on the calendar compared with the number of hours actually worn. There was a poor correlation (r2 = 0.02) between the number of hours the patient said he wore his headgear compared with the actual number of hours worn.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1993

Clinical versus quantitative assessment of headgear compliance.

This study was undertaken to determine if clinicians could accurately evaluate headgear compliance. Headgear timers were used covertly to quantitatively assess the headgear compliance of 28 patients over 3 consecutive months. Investigators subjectively evaluated the patients to determine how many hours per day they felt the patient had been wearing the headgear. Investigators were divided into three groups: (1) 5 orthodontists (2 board certified, 3 board eligible--total of 50 years of orthodontic experience); (2) 10 residents; and (3) 11 assistants. At least two investigators from each group evaluated the same person for all three appointments. The average error values were 2.86 hours, 3.27 hours, and 3.61 hours, respectively, for the three groups. The standard deviations were also very large, indicating that no group could accurately or consistently assess headgear wear. In this study no difference was found in compliance between sexes. Patients 10 to 12 years of age were more compliant than those 12 to 14 years of age, which were more compliant than the > 16 age group. The least compliant was the 14 to 16 year age group.

Adolescent↗
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A direct method of earplug fabrication.

Otitis media is one of the most common diseases of childhood, accounting for a large percentage of office visits during the first five years of life. Eight specific signs and symptoms are associated with otitis media and its complications and sequelae. Ear plugs in a variety of sizes are often used to prevent water from entering the middle ear when tympanotomy tubes are in place. A fabrication technique is described.

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