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- Title
The impact of malocclusion on quality of life.
- Authors
Benson, P.
- Abstract
Objectives The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the impact of two occlusal traits on the quality of life of children and their families.Methods A total of 180 subjects, which included 90 consecutive patients (aged 13-15 years) and their parents, were recruited on the basis of predetermined criteria to the following groups: increased overjet, spaced dentition and control. Each subject and their parent underwent separate supervised completion of a Child or Parental-Caregiver Perception questionnaire, respectively, which are components of the Child Oral Health Quality of Life questionnaire.Results The three groups were shown not to demonstrate any differences in socio-demographic characteristics. Statistically significant differences were observed between children in the control group and their counterparts in the increased overjet (p = 0.002) and spaced dentition (p < 0.001) groups. However, no such difference was detected between children in the increased overjet and spaced dentition groups (p = 0.5). Parents of these children demonstrated similar statistical findings: p = 0.007, p = 0.003 and p = 0.9, respectively.Conclusions Occlusal traits such as an increased overjet and a spaced dentition have a significant negative impact on both the children's and their families' quality of life.
- Subjects
MALOCCLUSION; DENTAL occlusion; ORTHODONTICS; TEETH abnormalities; QUALITY of life
- Publication
British Dental Journal, 2007, Vol 202, Issue 2, p88
- ISSN
0007-0610
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/bdj.2007.26