Psychological outcomes

Pitner, Leslie

doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.10.004

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“…[31][32][33] This has not been a surprising finding to others either. 34 Pitner cites the work of Diener and colleagues, who have studied the ability of people to adapt over time to new situations and extreme life events. 35,36 There is evidence that intensive and sometimes prolonged psychological interventions can improve psychological well-being 37 ; however we would be interested to know if this has been claimed for any dental or healthcare interventions, other than orthodontics.…”

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What is the value of orthodontic treatment?

2015

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SummaryOrthodontic treatment is as popular as ever. Orthodontists frequently have long lists of people wanting treatment and the cost to the NHS in England was £261m in 2013-14 (approximately 11% of the NHS annual spend on dentistry). It is important that clinicians and healthcare commissioners constantly question the contribution of interventions towards improving the health of the population. In this article the authors outline some of the evidence for and against the claims that people with a malocclusion are at a disadvantage compared with those without a malocclusion and that orthodontic treatment has significant health benefits. The authors would like to point out that this is not a comprehensive and systematic review of the entire scientific literature. Rather the evidence is presented in order to stimulate discussion and debate.

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