1Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciencesw, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciencesw, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha
3Professor & HOD, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciencesw, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha
4Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciencesw, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha
*Corresponding Author: Dr Snigdha Pattanaik, Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, Email: dr.snigdhapattanaik@gmail.comsystems
Online published on 7 December, 2018.
The demand for orthodontic treatment has been increasing with the increase in esthetic concern among people. Quality of life significantly affects various aspects of life including function, appearance, and interpersonal relationship. The concept of oral health related quality of life (OHRQOL) relates the impact of oral health to the individual's life quality thereby shifting the focus of the clinician from the oral cavity alone to a patient as a whole.
The purpose of this study was to assess to assess whether orthodontic treatment would affect the OHRQOL of general population.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics. The sample consisted of 247 individuals aged between 15–30 years who were candidates for orthodontic treatment. Participants were divided into 3 groups as follows: patients with malocclusion, patients undergoing orthodontic treatment and patients after completion of orthodontic treatment. OHRQOL was assessed with the short form of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). Multiple logistic regression was used in the data analysis.
A response rate of 100% was obtained. Patients who had completed orthodontic treatment had fewer oral health-related impacts compared to the other two groups.
Adolescents who had completed orthodontic treatment had a better oral health-related quality of life than those currently under treatment or those who never had treatment.
Oral health-related quality of life, orthodontic treatment, orthodontic treatment need, esthetics, quality of life
