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OHRQoL: Influence of Different Factors During Orthodontic Treatment With Braces
Objectives: Treatment with braces affect oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of orthodontic patients. Active treatment consists of three stages. Earlier studies showed that only less than every second patient experienced some kind of discomfort, and complaints differ from patient to patient. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of patient‘s gender, age and treatment stage to the OHRQoL during orthodontic treatment with braces.
Methods: An original Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire was modified and study was approved by the ethics committee. Participants included 340 orthodontic patients from Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and a private practice. Response rate was 94,4%: 238 women and 83 men (age 11-43 years). Patients were divided into following age groups: a) younger than 18 (117 patients), b) 18-25 (148), and c) 26 and older (56). According to treatment stage, patients were divided into 1st, 2nd and 3rd groups, 107 patients in each.
Results: The study found that complaints related to functional limitations were the most prevalent complaints in women (45,8%) and physical pain - in men group (36,4%). Women indicated to experience more difficulties compared to men in 26 out of 30 questions, and difference in 14 of them was statistically significant (p<0,05). In all age groups, patients referred difficulties associated with physical pain (42,7%, 49,3% and 50,6% respectively in a, b and c groups). Patients older than 25 years indicated to experience more difficulties in chewing, felt less happy and less relaxed compared to younger patients (p<0.05). Most of the difficulties were experienced during the 3rd treatment stage. However, toothache occurred during all the treatment with no differences between stages(p>0,05).
Conclusions: During orthodontic treatment with braces OHRQoL was compromised the most in the 3rd stage of treatment, women and in patients older than 25 years.
Methods: An original Oral Health Impact Profile questionnaire was modified and study was approved by the ethics committee. Participants included 340 orthodontic patients from Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and a private practice. Response rate was 94,4%: 238 women and 83 men (age 11-43 years). Patients were divided into following age groups: a) younger than 18 (117 patients), b) 18-25 (148), and c) 26 and older (56). According to treatment stage, patients were divided into 1st, 2nd and 3rd groups, 107 patients in each.
Results: The study found that complaints related to functional limitations were the most prevalent complaints in women (45,8%) and physical pain - in men group (36,4%). Women indicated to experience more difficulties compared to men in 26 out of 30 questions, and difference in 14 of them was statistically significant (p<0,05). In all age groups, patients referred difficulties associated with physical pain (42,7%, 49,3% and 50,6% respectively in a, b and c groups). Patients older than 25 years indicated to experience more difficulties in chewing, felt less happy and less relaxed compared to younger patients (p<0.05). Most of the difficulties were experienced during the 3rd treatment stage. However, toothache occurred during all the treatment with no differences between stages(p>0,05).
Conclusions: During orthodontic treatment with braces OHRQoL was compromised the most in the 3rd stage of treatment, women and in patients older than 25 years.