Orthodontic treatment during pregnancy, lactation, and postmenopausal period: a questionnaire development
Juliana de Lourdes FERNANDES,
Matheus França PERAZZO,
Saul Martins PAIVA
et al.
Abstract:This study aimed to develop and validate a self-administered questionnaire in Brazilian Portuguese to verify the level of knowledge of orthodontists in the care of pregnant, lactating, and postmenopausal women, named "Considerations on Orthodontic Treatment during Pregnancy, Lactation, and Postmenopausal Periods." The development and validation of the questionnaire consisted of the following steps: a) item generation; b) item reduction; c) questionnaire design; and d) validity and reliability tests in a cross-… Show more
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