Korean J Orthod.
2007 Feb;37(1):56-64.
Effects of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on the self-esteem of adolescents
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- 1SNU Orthodontic Clinic, Seoul, Korea. fortit@chol.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on the self-esteem of adolescents.
METHODS
The subjects were composed of 3509 female middle school students. Each subject was evaluated with Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale to measure the level of self-esteem and also evaluated the degree of crowding and soft tissue profile.
RESULTS
Results showed that protrusion of lip area had no effects on self-esteem but crowding of upper anterior teeth had significant effects. The fixed orthodontic treatment group and the removable orthodontic treatment group reported no significant difference in self-esteem from the no orthodontic treatment experience group, but the debonding group showed significantly higher Self-esteem index.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study suggest that anterior teeth alignment has influence on the self-esteem of female adolescents.
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