Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
Department of Collective Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2019 Apr;155(4):490-497. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2018.05.020.
Orthodontic treatment has a significant impact on the quality of life and self-esteem of adolescents, with emotional and behavioral implications. The objective of this research was to understand Brazilian adolescents' perception of the orthodontic treatment.
A qualitative research study was carried out through content analysis of data collected from 142 adolescents using the word-association technique (WAT), followed by 8 focus groups with 71 of these students.
The most recurrent words on the WAT demonstrated a positive esthetic impact of the orthodontic appliance, both for the adolescents' self-assessment and in the assessment of friends. Several themes were identified in the qualitative analysis, with the esthetic benefit of orthodontic treatment and the esthetic impact of the appliance being the most relevant positive points. The most-cited negative aspect in the study was the pain associated with the treatment, followed by the discomfort and trauma caused by the fixed appliance.
Orthodontic treatment has a positive esthetic impact for Brazilian adolescents, with improvement of their self-image. Fixed orthodontic appliances have an immediate positive impact on appearance and are an important factor in behavioral relationships among Brazilian adolescents, particularly owing to their association with social status. The understanding of the sociobehavioral aspects involved in orthodontic treatment is of fundamental importance for the clinical relationship between patient and professional.
正畸治疗对青少年的生活质量和自尊心有重大影响，会对情绪和行为产生影响。本研究旨在了解巴西青少年对正畸治疗的看法。
采用定性研究方法，对 142 名青少年使用词汇联想技术（WAT）收集的数据进行内容分析，随后对其中的 71 名青少年进行了 8 个焦点小组讨论。
WAT 中最常出现的词表明正畸矫治器具有正面的美学影响，既对青少年的自我评估有影响，也对朋友的评估有影响。定性分析中确定了几个主题，正畸治疗的美学益处和矫治器的美学影响是最相关的积极方面。研究中最常提到的负面方面是与治疗相关的疼痛，其次是固定矫治器引起的不适和创伤。
正畸治疗对巴西青少年有正面的美学影响，可以改善他们的自我形象。固定正畸矫治器对外观有即时的正面影响，是巴西青少年行为关系中的一个重要因素，特别是因为它与社会地位有关。理解正畸治疗中涉及的社会行为方面对于医患关系至关重要。
