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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/53858| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Prospective evaluation of the psychosocial impact of the first 6 months of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliance among young adults |
| Authors: | Renata França Prado Joana Ramos-Jorge Leandro Silva Marques Saul Martins de Paiva Camilo Aquino Melgaço Camila Alessandra Pazzini |
| Abstract: | Objective: To evaluate the psychosocial impact of the first 6 months of orthodontic treatment with a fixed appliance among young adults and compare the results with those of a control group of patients awaiting treatment for malocclusion. Materials and Methods: A study was conducted with a sample of 120 patients on a waiting list for orthodontic treatment at a university. The participants were allocated to an experimental group submitted to treatment and a control group awaiting treatment. The groups were matched for sex and age. All participants were instructed to answer the Brazilian version of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) at baseline and after 6 months. Statistical analysis involved the Wilcoxon test for the total PIDAQ score and the score of each subscale. All patients participated until the end of the study. Results: Significant differences between baseline and the 6-month evaluation were found for the total PIDAQ score as well as the dental self-confidence and social impact subscales in both groups. No differences between baseline and the 6-month evaluation were found regarding the psychological impact or esthetic concern subscales in the control group. The patients in the experimental group reported greater esthetic impact 6 months after beginning treatment (P , .001). The first 6 months of orthodontic treatment seem to improve psychosocial impact. Conclusions: The first 6 months of orthodontic treatment seem to improve the psychosocial impact of malocclusion. The patients analyzed in the present study reported a greater esthetic impact and less psychological impact after 6 months of using an orthodontic appliance. |
| Subject: | Quality of life Orthodontics Malocclusion |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | FAO - DEPARTAMENTO DE ODONTOPEDIATRIA E ORTODONTIA |
| Rights: | Acesso Restrito |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://doi.org/10.2319/063015-434.1 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/53858 |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2016 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://meridian.allenpress.com/angle-orthodontist/article/86/4/644/59013/Prospective-evaluation-of-the-psychosocial-impact |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | The Angle Orthodontist |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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