Relationship between normative and self-perceived criteria for orthodontic treatment need and satisfaction with esthetics and mastication in adolescents

Orthodontic treatments are performed to improve esthetics and masticatory functions. In general, clinical criteria are used to recommend such treatments without considering the opinion of the patient. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between technically defined orthodontic need (normati...

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Published in:American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics 2020-01, Vol.157 (1), p.42-48.e2
Main Authors: do Amaral, Beatriz Aguiar, Gondim Filgueira, Ana Cristina, da Silva-Neto, João Paulo, de Lima, Kenio Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Dentistry
Esthetics
Humans
Malocclusion
Mastication
Personal Satisfaction
Young Adult
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Summary:Orthodontic treatments are performed to improve esthetics and masticatory functions. In general, clinical criteria are used to recommend such treatments without considering the opinion of the patient. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between technically defined orthodontic need (normative criteria) and the need for treatment perceived by adolescent patients. A total of 215 students aged between 15 and 19 years were selected and asked to respond to a questionnaire concerning their perception of need for orthodontic treatment and their satisfaction with their own esthetics and mastication. One trained and calibrated examiner obtained normative data using the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI) on the need for orthodontic treatment of these students. Associations were found between the DAI score and the patient's perception of need for orthodontic treatment (P 
ISSN:0889-5406
1097-6752
DOI:10.1016/j.ajodo.2019.01.025