Abstract
Introduction
Patients with dentofacial deformities present difficulties at work and in social adaptation. At the same time, they often appear depressed, and as a consequence, the psychosocial aspects of surgery play an important role. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects that depression causes in the quality of life of patients with dentofacial deformity.
Material and methods
Filthy patients were recruited 1 year before undergoing orthognathic surgery and correlated oral and general health with the presence and absence of depression. In order to accomplish this, these patients received an adapted questionnaires of quality of life and Beck Depression Inventory to fill out. Fisher's test was applied, with a significance level of 5 %. Intercooled Stata version 9.0 was used to analyze data.
Results
Among the eight domains of quality of life, there were three associated with depression status: vitality (p < 0.001), social aspects (p = 0.011), and mental health (p = 0.008).
Discussion
There is growing interest in the impact of dentofacial deformity conditions on patients' quality of life. The scientific literature has discussed the social aspects of these deformities and showed that untreated patients had low self-esteem and suffered social restrictions before making the orthodontic and surgical treatments. This study concluded that the depression interferes significantly in vitality, social aspects of the individual, and mental health and, at the same time, emphasizes that the orthognathic surgery aims to not only restore esthetics and function to the patient but also improve the quality of life.
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The authors acknowledge with sincere thanks the “Centro de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Deformidades Buco-Faciais (Cedeface)” of the City of Araraquara. They also record their grateful appreciation of devotion of psychologist.
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de Ávila, É.D., de Molon, R.S., Loffredo, L.C.M. et al. Health-related quality of life and depression in patients with dentofacial deformity. Oral Maxillofac Surg 17, 187–191 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-012-0338-5
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