Impact of self-esteem on the oral-health-related quality of life of children with malocclusion

被引：100

作者：

Agou, Shoroog ^{[1
]}

Locker, David ^{[1
]}

Streiner, David L. ^{[2
,3
]}

Tompsond, Bryan ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Toronto, Fac Dent, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada

[2] Univ Toronto, Baycrest Ctr Geriatr Care, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada

[3] Univ Toronto, Dept Psychiat, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS | 2008年 / 134卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/j.ajodo.2006.11.021

中图分类号：

R78 [口腔科学];

学科分类号：

1003 ;

摘要：

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between self-esteem and oral-health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in a sample of children seeking orthodontic treatment in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of children aged 11 to 14 years, evaluating the associations among the child perception questionnaire (CPQ11-14), the self-esteem subscale of the child health questionnaire, and the dental aesthetic index (DAI). Results: The CPQ11-14 scores were significantly related to the self-esteem scores and the DAI ratings. Regression analysis showed that self-esteem contributed significantly to the variance in CPQ11-14 scores. However, the amount of variance explained by normative measures of malocclusion was relatively small. Conclusions: The impact of malocclusion on quality of life is substantial in children with low self-esteem. Compared with normative measures of malocclusion, self-esteem is a more salient determinant of OHRQoL in children seeking orthodontic treatment. Longitudinal data will be of value to confirm this finding. (Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2008;134:484-9)

引用

页码：484 / 489

页数：6

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