Satisfaction audit of patients undergoing mandibular distraction osteogenesis with extra-oral distraction appliances.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:The aim of this research was to evaluate the level of satisfaction of patients who were undergoing distraction osteogenesis of mandible with extraoral distraction appliance. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The prospective study was performed on 13 patients with facio-mandibular deformity reporting to the Oral Health Sciences Center, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, who required surgical and orthodontic intervention for correction. A standardized multiple choice questionnaire was provided to all patients at 3 stages of treatment i.e. during predistraction, distraction and post distraction period. RESULTS:Predistraction evaluation showed that the main reason for patients to seek treatment was lack of facial esthetics and all of them were sure that there would be a change in their lives after the

SUBMITTER: Datta R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4444682 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature