Changes in patient-reported chief complaints with orthognathic surgery: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is a lack of studies on patient-reported outcomes in orthodontics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in patient-reported chief complaints during orthognathic surgery treatment.

Materials and methods

Patients undergoing orthognathic surgery at the University Hospital Münster between 2019 and 2023 were eligible for inclusion in this prospective cohort study. Patient-reported chief complaints were recorded on visual analogue scale (VAS) forms before treatment ([Formula: see text]), and reevaluated after presurgical orthodontic treatment ([Formula: see text]), and 6-9 months after surgery ([Formula: see text]). Chief complaints were grouped into three main categories (pain, function, aesthetics) and ten subcategories, and their intensity was quant

SUBMITTER: Stadtmann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12283525 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature