Pereira Dinis, Machado Vanessa, Botelho João, Lemos Carolina, Mendes José João, Delgado Ana Sintra
Orthodontics Department, Clinical Research Unit (CRU), Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, 2829-511 Caparica, Portugal.
Clinical Research Unit (CRU), CiiEM, Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, 2829-511 Caparica, Portugal.
J Clin Med. 2024 Jan 24;13(3):665. doi: 10.3390/jcm13030665.
The aim of this study is to assess how vertical skeletal malocclusion affects oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among a sample of individuals comprising adolescents, young adults, and adults seeking orthodontic treatment. From January 2019 to March 2020, participants were consecutively enrolled. The assessment of OHRQoL involved measurement using the oral health impact profile (OHIP-14). Lateral cephalograms were performed to measure the vertical skeletal divergency with four cephalometric measurements. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed. The Mann-Whitney test was applied to compare OHRQoL scores according to the vertical dimension category. The mean age of the participants ranged between 30.3 ± 14.9 and 29.9 ± 14.4 and there was a majority of female participants, between 64.1% and 65.9%. There were no statistically significant differences observed between hyperdivergent and normodivergent groups in either the total score or any domain of the OHIP-14 questionnaire. Individuals with hyperdivergent facial morphology did not show a reduced OHRQoL compared with a normodivergent facial type.
本研究的目的是评估垂直骨骼错颌畸形如何影响一组包括寻求正畸治疗的青少年、青年和成年人在内的个体样本的口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQoL）。从2019年1月至2020年3月，连续招募参与者。OHRQoL的评估采用口腔健康影响程度量表（OHIP-14）进行测量。通过四项头影测量法进行头颅侧位片拍摄，以测量垂直骨骼差异。进行描述性和推断性统计分析。应用曼-惠特尼检验根据垂直维度类别比较OHRQoL得分。参与者的平均年龄在30.3±14.9岁至29.9±14.4岁之间，女性参与者占多数，比例在64.1%至65.9%之间。在OHIP-14问卷的总分或任何领域中，高角组和均角组之间均未观察到统计学上的显著差异。与均角面部类型相比，高角面部形态的个体并未表现出OHRQoL降低。
