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Comparison of oral‐health‐related quality of life during treatment with headgear and functional appliances
Author(s) -
KADKHODA SHADI,
NEDJAT SAHARNAZ,
SHIRAZI MOHSEN
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-263x.2011.01133.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malocclusion , oral health , quality of life (healthcare) , dentistry , significant difference , repeated measures design , analysis of variance , population , age groups , orthodontics , demography , nursing , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , sociology
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2011Background. Functional and headgear are two well‐known approaches in the treatment of skeletal class II malocclusion in preadolescent children. Assessment of psycho‐social impacts of wearing devices during the treatment period is central to enhancing the quality of healthcare services. Aim. This study aimed to compare oral‐health‐related quality of life in two groups consisting of children wearing headgear or functional appliances. We also compared these groups with a non‐malocclusion group. Design. The study population consisted of 187, 11‐ to 14‐year‐old children in three groups of functional ( n = 67), headgear ( n = 67) and nonmalocclusion ( n = 53). Children were asked to complete the translated version of the short form of the Child Perceptions Questionnaire. Total scores and subscale scores of the three clinical groups were compared through ANOVA. Results. There was no significant difference in mean total scale score and subscale scores between functional and headgear groups ( P > 0.05). Significant differences were found in both mean total and subscale scores between the malocclusion and nonmalocclusion groups ( P < 0.001) except oral symptoms subscale ( P > 0.05). Conclusions. The results of this study reveal that functional and headgear appliances do not differ in terms of impact on daily life during the treatment. Moreover, both groups have poorer OHQoL compared to malocclusion group.