RESEARCH ARTICLE
Orthodontic Treatment of Malocclusion and its Impact on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life
Abdolreza Jamilian1, *, Bita Kiaee2, Shabnam Sanayei2, Saeed Khosravi3, Letizia Perillo4
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 236
Last Page: 241
Publisher ID: TODENTJ-10-236
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601610010236
Article History:
Received Date: 25/2/2015Revision Received Date: 28/4/2016
Acceptance Date: 28/4/2016
Electronic publication date: 31/05/2016
Collection year: 2016

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Abstract
Objectives:
Malocclusion, though not life-threatening, has vast impact on individual’s social interactions and self-esteem. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to assess whether orthodontic treatment of adolescents with malocclusion had any association with their oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).
Methods:
The subjects for this study were recruited at a state-funded university clinic. Data were collected from 100 participants aged 17 to 21 with moderate to severe malocclusion. Experimental group comprised of 50 subjects who were in the retention phase of their orthodontic treatment and the control group comprised of 50 untreated subjects. The shortened version of the Oral Health Impacts Profile (OHIP-14) as used to assess the subjects’ oral health-related impact. T-test, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann Whitney tests were used to analyze the data and p-value was set at P < 0.05.
Results:
In general, oral health-related quality of life of all subjects significantly improved after orthodontic treatment. (p<0.001) Subjects with moderate malocclusion showed better improvement than severe malocclusion subjects. (P<0.001)
Conclusion:
This study showed that oral health-related quality of life improves with the treatment of malocclusion.