An Assessment of the Quality of Life of Patients With Class III Deformities Treated With Orthognathic Surgery.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To evaluate quality of life (QoL) from a broad perspective by a comparison of Turkish patients undergoing orthognathic surgery to correct Angle Class III skeletal deformity with a control group composed of participants without dentofacial deformity using general health, generic oral health, and condition-specific QoL approaches.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Thirty patients who underwent orthognathic surgery to correct Class III relations (monomaxillary and bimaxillary groups) and 30 participants with Class I skeletal structure and good dentofacial harmony (control group) were evaluated. Condition-specific QoL through a 22-item Orthognathic Quality of Life Questionnaire (OQLQ), generic oral health-related QoL through a 14-item Short-Form Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), and generic health-related QoL through a 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) were assessed.

RESULTS:

When the groups were compared, OQLQ scores showed a significant difference in the oral function domain only in the bimaxillary group (P < .05), and OHIP-14 scores showed significant differences in half the OHIP-14 subscale scores in the monomaxillary and bimaxillary groups (P < .05). The SF-36 scores showed significant differences only for the vitality domain in the monomaxillary group and the vitality and mental health domains in the bimaxillary group (P < .05).

CONCLUSIONS:

For condition-specific and health-related QoL, the QoL of orthognathic surgical patients appeared to be similar to that of participants without dentofacial deformities. Oral health-related QoL of orthognathic surgical patients seemed moderately similar to that of participants without dentofacial deformities. The combined use of these methods is helpful for evaluating QoL from a larger perspective.

• Authors: Adnan Kilinc, Umit Ertas
• Journal: Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (J Oral Maxillofac Surg) Vol. 73 Issue 7 Pg. 1394.e1-5 (Jul 2015) ISSN: 1531-5053 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25976691 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Genioplasty (psychology)
• Health Status
• Humans
• Male
• Malocclusion, Angle Class III (psychology, surgery)
• Mandible (surgery)
• Mastication (physiology)
• Maxilla (surgery)
• Mental Health
• Oral Health
• Orthognathic Surgical Procedures (psychology)
• Quality of Life
• Self Concept
• Young Adult