ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life and Anxiety in Orthodontic Patients with Conventional Brackets.
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- Comparison of anxiety, pain, and quality of life in individuals with mild or moderate malocclusion between conventional fixed orthodontic treatment versus Invisalign: a randomised clinical trial.BMC oral health · 2024Trial
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- Salivary and serum chromogranin A as biomarkers of acute stress during early fixed orthodontic treatment: a longitudinal study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Long-Term Impact of Orthodontic Treatment on Oral Behaviours, Temporomandibular Disorder-Related Pain, and Anxiety: An 18-Month Prospective Study.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2025Article
- Patterns and predictors of tooth extraction-related anxiety at sequential perioperative stages.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Analysis of the current status and influencing factors of oral health-related quality of life in orthodontic patients with fixed appliances from the perspective of self-efficacy.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- A longitudinal pilot study examining the influence of the orthodontic system chosen in adult patients (brackets versus aligners) on oral health-related quality of life and anxiety.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Effect of aligners on patients' oral health-related quality of life and anxiety: a prospective pilot study.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- The effect of somatic pain and comorbid mental distress on oral health-related quality of life in orthodontic patients.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Impact of treatment with orthodontic aligners on the oral health-related quality of lifeBMC oral health · 2024Article
- Orthodontic Patients with Poor Oral Health-Related Quality of Life are More Likely to Have Emotional Distress: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and anxiety levels of adult patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed multibracket appliances. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study was carried out at the Dental Clinic of the University of Salamanca in 2021. It included 120 adult patients between 19 and 45 years of age undergoing orthodontic treatment with conventional metal brackets. The data collection instruments chosen were the state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) to assess anxiety levels and the OHIP-14 questionnaire to measure the OHRQoL. Anxiety levels and OHRQoL were analyzed one month after starting treatment.
resultsThe mean age was 31.7 years ± 6.5 years; 68 patients were women (56.7%) and 52 were men (43.3%). Psychological disability was the dimension of the OHIP-14 questionnaire that was found to have the greatest impact (3.20 ± 1.08) on patients, as compared to the dimension of disability, which had the lowest impact on the oral-health quality of life (0.37 ± 0.56). The mean total score of the OHIP-14 questionnaire was 11.93 (±2.19). There was no statistically significant influence from either sex or age on the anxiety and oral-health quality of life of the participants; however, there was a significant relationship between the dimensions of physical disability and anxiety traits.
conclusionsThe physical disability dimension of the OHIP-14 questionnaire increased the anxiety level of adult patients treated with conventional brackets. The impact of orthodontic treatment on adult patients may negatively influence their levels of anxiety.
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