Evaluation of early changes in oral health-related quality of life amongst Nigerian patients undergoing fixed orthodontic appliance therapy - 19/07/18

Doi : 10.1016/j.ortho.2018.06.003

Hakeem Olatunde Agbaje ^a,^⁎ , Kikelomo Adebanke Kolawole ^a,^b, Olayinka Donald Otuyemi ^a,^b
^a Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals’ Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
^b Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

^⁎Correspondence and reprints: Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

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Summary

Background

The objective of the study was to evaluate changes in the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) during fixed appliance therapy.

Methods

Sixty-one patients requiring fixed appliance therapy participated in the study. OHRQoL was assessed in all participants using the United Kingdom Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL-UK) tool and the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ), at baseline (T⁰), 1 week (T¹), 1 month (T²), 3 months (T³), and 6 months (T⁴), after appliance placement. Friedman 2-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to compare the changes at the P<0.05 significance level.

Results

There was a significant deterioration in OHRQoL in the first week of treatment based on the OHRQoL-UK measure (P=0.01). The PIDAQ, however, showed significant improvement in OHRQoL throughout the study period (P<0.05).