Investigate the oral health impact and quality of life on patients with malocclusion of different treatment needs.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:This study compared oral health impacts and QoL among patients with different malocclusion types and a normal population by using self-report questionnaires. METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, 214 healthy adults were divided into 3 groups: (1) Normal, control group; (2) ORTHO, patients who received orthodontic treatment; and (3) OGS group, patients who received orthognathic surgery (OGS). The timing of measurement were at the initial stage of the orthodontic therapy and before surgery. Two questionnaires and one additional item were used: the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) for QoL, the 14-item Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) for oral health-related QoL (OHRQOL) and one additional item for aesthetic evaluation. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses w

SUBMITTER: Liu BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6962747 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature