Benjamin O. Okino

The Influence of the Demographic Factors of Nigerian Dental Practitioners on their Perception of Accelerated Orthodontics

Benjamin O. Okino, Chikamaram O. Okino, Chinyere Ututu, Mariam Orikpete & Chukwudi O. Onyeaso · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: Although there are many studies on the reviving subject of accelerated orthodontics, there is paucity of information on the factors that could influence a dental practitioner’s perception of the concept. Aim: To investigate the influence of the demographic factors of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i2982

The Influence of Demographic Factors of Nigerian Dentists on their Satisfaction with Duration of Orthodontic Treatment and Knowledge of Accelerated Orthodontics

Mariam Orikpete, Benjamin O. Okino, Chinyere Ututu, Chikamaram O. Okino, Ikenna Gerald Isiekwe & Chukwudi O. Onyeaso · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: The duration of orthodontic treatment and the knowledge of accelerated orthodontics are very important to the dental practitioner but there are limited information on the relationship between their satisfaction with duration of orthodontic treatment and knowledge of a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i2981

Satisfaction with Duration of Orthodontic Treatment, Knowledge and Perception of Accelerated Orthodontics by Nigerian Dental Practitioners: A Questionnaire Study

Chinyere Ututu, Mariam Orikpete, Benjamin O. Okino, Chikamaram O. Okino & Chukwudi O. Onyeaso · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Background: The duration of orthodontic treatment with its attendant complications has been a subject of concern in the specialty of orthodontics, necessitating the need to quicken the rate of orthodontic tooth movement. Despite the growing acceptance of accelerated orthodontics,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i12955

Impact of Age and Marital Status of Orthodontic Patients on their Satisfaction with Duration of Treatment, Perception and Attitude towards Accelerated Orthodontics

Chukwudi O. Onyeaso, Marian Orikpete, Emmanuel Chukwuma, Chinyere Ututu, Benjamin O. Okino & Augusta Mbagwu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: The idea of accelerated orthodontics is to modify the bone temporarily to enable teeth move faster in the jaws so as to shorten the orthodontic treatment time. With the increasing global interests in patients’ concerns about the duration of conventional orthodontic tr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71052

Nigerian Orthodontic Patients’ Satisfaction with Duration of Conventional Treatment, their Perception and Attitude towards Accelerated Orthodontics in a University Teaching Hospital

Chukwudi O. Onyeaso, Chinyere Ututu, Emmanuel Chukwuma, Marian Orikpete, Adetayo E. Fasakin, Benjamin O. Okino & Chikamaram O. Okino · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: Accelerated orthodontics has been receiving increased interest in the global orthodontic community recently, but the knowledge and practice of it is still very limited among orthodontists and the orthodontic patients. Aim: To assess the satisfaction of some Nigerian o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71063

Does Socioeconomic Class and Educational Level of Orthodontic Patients have any Impact on their Satisfaction with Treatment duration, Perception and Attitude Towards Accelerated Orthodontics?

Chukwudi O. Onyeaso, Babatope Bamidele Osagbemiro, Chinyere Ututu, Emmanuel Chukwuma, Marian Orikpete, Benjamin O. Okino & Chikamaram O. Okino · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: There is growing attention globally on the satisfaction of orthodontic patients about the duration of orthodontic treatment, and the importance of accelerated orthodontics but more information is needed concerning factors that could influence the patients. Aim: To inv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71053