Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The objectives of this study were to investigated changes in OHRQoL among patients with different classifications of malocclusion during comprehensive orthodontic treatment.
Clinical data were collected from 81 patients aged 15 to 24 who had undergone comprehensive orthodontic treatment. All subjects were examined and interviewed at baseline T0 , after alignment and leveling T1 , after correction of molar relationship and space closure T2 , after finishing T3.
Class I patients showed significant changes for psychological disability and psychological discomfort domain at T1, functional limitation, physical pain at T2. Class III patients showed a significant benefit in all domains except physical pain and functional limitation. Class II patients showed significant changes in the physical pain, functional disability, and physical disability domains at T1.
Class II patients benefits the most from the stage of space closure, while class I patients benefits the first stage alignment and leveling of treatment in psychological disability and psychological discomfort domains. Keywords: Oral health-related quality of life, Orthodontic treatment, Patient assessment. The concept of oral health-related quality of life OHRQoL describes the patient-perceived impact of oralfacial conditions and effect of dental interventions.
It is a broad and comprehensive concept which is widely influenced by physical health, psychological state, social relationship, environment and so on. In order to evaluate it objectively, measuring instrument OHIP covering seven specific domains were originally developed and examined by Slade GD [ 1 ]. For this reason, this proven approach has drawn increasing attention from research workers and clinicians in oral-related discipline.
