Open AccessOrthodontic treatment reduces the impact on children and adolescents' oral health-related quality of life
Author(s) -
Eluza Piassi,
Leonardo Santos Antunes
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.183122
Subject(s) - scopus , context (archaeology) , malocclusion , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , inclusion (mineral) , oral health , inclusion and exclusion criteria , medline , family medicine , dentistry , alternative medicine , psychology , nursing , pathology , social psychology , political science , law , paleontology , biology
Malocclusion is a chronic disability that is usually remedied by orthodontic treatment which can provide the patient with a satisfactory state of oral health.