Mary A Vinita, Mahendra Jaideep, John Joseph, Moses Joyson, Ebenezar A V Rajesh, Kesavan R
Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Professor, Department of Periodontology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Aug;11(8):ZC78-ZC81. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27309.10442. Epub 2017 Aug 1.
Dental ailments like malocclusion affect not only the functional ability and aesthetic appearance of the person but also the psychological aspect of the individual.
The aim of the present study was to the find relationship between quality of life and dental malocclusion among school going adolescents in Tamil Nadu, India.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 342 subjects of age range 14-19 years. Oral health status was assessed using WHO basic oral health survey (2013), orthodontic treatment needs according to Index of Orthodontic Treatment Needs (IOTN) and oral health quality of life using Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14).
A total of 342 subjects were interviewed and examined. The mean DMFT score was 1.86±2.77. A 203 (59.4%) did not require any orthodontic treatment while 139 (40.6%) had orthodontic treatment need ranging from mild to very severe. It was seen that malocclusion affected some aspects of OHIP-14 significantly namely functional limitation, psychological discomfort and psychological disability. The comparison of OHIP-14 scores between treatment needed and treatment not needed was highly significant (p<0.001).
Hence, it is stated that there is an urgent need to educate the school children and in turn their parents regarding the malocclusion for its treatment to prevent any effect on quality of life of the young adults.
诸如咬合不正之类的牙齿疾病不仅会影响人的功能能力和美观外表，还会影响个人的心理层面。
本研究的目的是找出印度泰米尔纳德邦学龄青少年的生活质量与牙齿咬合不正之间的关系。
对342名年龄在14至19岁之间的受试者进行了横断面研究。使用世界卫生组织基本口腔健康调查（2013年）评估口腔健康状况，根据正畸治疗需求指数（IOTN）评估正畸治疗需求，并使用口腔健康影响量表-14（OHIP-14）评估口腔健康相关生活质量。
共对342名受试者进行了访谈和检查。平均龋失补指数（DMFT）得分为1.86±2.77。203名（59.4%）受试者不需要任何正畸治疗，而139名（40.6%）受试者有从轻度到非常严重程度不等的正畸治疗需求。可以看出，咬合不正对OHIP-14的某些方面有显著影响，即功能受限、心理不适和心理残疾。需要治疗和不需要治疗的受试者之间OHIP-14得分的比较具有高度显著性（p<0.001）。
因此，表明迫切需要对学童及其家长进行关于咬合不正及其治疗的教育，以防止对年轻人的生活质量产生任何影响。
