Predicting psychologic responses to orthognathic surgery

Dental Aesthetics and Self-Esteem of Patients Seeking Orthodontic Treatment

“…The current study found no significant difference in self-esteem between genders, despite previous research showing lower self-esteem in adolescent girls [ 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ] and that malocclusion had a greater impact on girls’ self-esteem [ 47 ]. However, male self-esteem rises, and female self-esteem falls from early adolescence to early adulthood [ 50 ].…”

Dental Aesthetics and Self-Esteem of Patients Seeking Orthodontic Treatment

“…The current study found no significant difference in self-esteem between genders, despite previous research showing lower self-esteem in adolescent girls [ 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ] and that malocclusion had a greater impact on girls’ self-esteem [ 47 ]. However, male self-esteem rises, and female self-esteem falls from early adolescence to early adulthood [ 50 ].…”

Orthognathic Surgery: Pretreatment Information and Patient Satisfaction

“…The finding of this study that the majority of patients who sought combined orthodontic and surgical treatments were female confirmed that of previous studies [ 3 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. A probable explanation could be related to the fact that women are more concerned with appearance [ 16 ] than men.…”

“…A probable explanation could be related to the fact that women are more concerned with appearance [ 16 ] than men. The age of participants in this sample at the time of surgery suggests that in Kuwait, few patients >30 years of age undergo combined orthodontic and surgical corrections, contrary to previous studies [ 1 , 11 , 14 ]. The age limit of 30 years in this study could indicate that patients >30 years of age are discouraged from undergoing necessary orthognathic surgery for malocclusion correction in Kuwait.…”

Psycological Issues In Orthognathic Cases

“…19 out of 30 patients (9 males and 10 females) noticed a considerable improvement in their appearance whereas the reminder 11 (3 males and 8 females) noticed a slight to moderate improvement in their appearance which was statistically not significant. This result is in partial agreement with earlier studies 4,21 where reported results varied between 40 and 80 percent and stated by Tordis, 24 the most pronounced improvement in a long term followup was chewing. But since the result is based on subjective assessment by the patients, it isn't fully possible to say whether a real improvement in chewing ability had occurred unless it is correlated with relevant occlusal indices.…”

Dental Aesthetics and Self-Esteem of Patients Seeking Orthodontic Treatment

“…The current study found no significant difference in self-esteem between genders, despite previous research showing lower self-esteem in adolescent girls [ 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ] and that malocclusion had a greater impact on girls’ self-esteem [ 47 ]. However, male self-esteem rises, and female self-esteem falls from early adolescence to early adulthood [ 50 ].…”

Orthognathic Surgery: Pretreatment Information and Patient Satisfaction

“…The finding of this study that the majority of patients who sought combined orthodontic and surgical treatments were female confirmed that of previous studies [ 3 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. A probable explanation could be related to the fact that women are more concerned with appearance [ 16 ] than men.…”

“…A probable explanation could be related to the fact that women are more concerned with appearance [ 16 ] than men. The age of participants in this sample at the time of surgery suggests that in Kuwait, few patients >30 years of age undergo combined orthodontic and surgical corrections, contrary to previous studies [ 1 , 11 , 14 ]. The age limit of 30 years in this study could indicate that patients >30 years of age are discouraged from undergoing necessary orthognathic surgery for malocclusion correction in Kuwait.…”

Psycological Issues In Orthognathic Cases

“…19 out of 30 patients (9 males and 10 females) noticed a considerable improvement in their appearance whereas the reminder 11 (3 males and 8 females) noticed a slight to moderate improvement in their appearance which was statistically not significant. This result is in partial agreement with earlier studies 4,21 where reported results varied between 40 and 80 percent and stated by Tordis, 24 the most pronounced improvement in a long term followup was chewing. But since the result is based on subjective assessment by the patients, it isn't fully possible to say whether a real improvement in chewing ability had occurred unless it is correlated with relevant occlusal indices.…”

Dental Aesthetics and Self-Esteem of Patients Seeking Orthodontic Treatment

“…The current study found no significant difference in self-esteem between genders, despite previous research showing lower self-esteem in adolescent girls [ 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ] and that malocclusion had a greater impact on girls’ self-esteem [ 47 ]. However, male self-esteem rises, and female self-esteem falls from early adolescence to early adulthood [ 50 ].…”

Orthognathic Surgery: Pretreatment Information and Patient Satisfaction

“…The finding of this study that the majority of patients who sought combined orthodontic and surgical treatments were female confirmed that of previous studies [ 3 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ]. A probable explanation could be related to the fact that women are more concerned with appearance [ 16 ] than men.…”

“…A probable explanation could be related to the fact that women are more concerned with appearance [ 16 ] than men. The age of participants in this sample at the time of surgery suggests that in Kuwait, few patients >30 years of age undergo combined orthodontic and surgical corrections, contrary to previous studies [ 1 , 11 , 14 ]. The age limit of 30 years in this study could indicate that patients >30 years of age are discouraged from undergoing necessary orthognathic surgery for malocclusion correction in Kuwait.…”

Psycological Issues In Orthognathic Cases

“…19 out of 30 patients (9 males and 10 females) noticed a considerable improvement in their appearance whereas the reminder 11 (3 males and 8 females) noticed a slight to moderate improvement in their appearance which was statistically not significant. This result is in partial agreement with earlier studies 4,21 where reported results varied between 40 and 80 percent and stated by Tordis, 24 the most pronounced improvement in a long term followup was chewing. But since the result is based on subjective assessment by the patients, it isn't fully possible to say whether a real improvement in chewing ability had occurred unless it is correlated with relevant occlusal indices.…”