TY - JOUR AU - Bourzgui, Farid AU - Diouny, Samir AU - Kamal, Dounia AU - Aghoutan, Hakima AU - Serhier, Zineb AU - Bennani Othmani , Mohamed PY - 2020/09/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Impact of Malocclusions and Orthodontic Treatments on a Patient's Quality of Life JF - Integrative Journal of Medical Sciences JA - Integr J Med Sci VL - 7 IS - SE - RESEARCH ARTICLES DO - 10.15342/ijms.7.218 UR - https://mbmj.org/index.php/ijms/article/view/218 SP - AB - <p><strong>Aim</strong>: This study aimed to compare the variations in patients’ perception of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), using the Moroccan version of PIDAQ, before and after orthodontic treatment among patients with the same initial PAR Index score, age, and gender.<br><strong>Methods</strong>: In this study, 67 participants were divided into 2 groups. Group A (treated, control group) consisted of 30 patients who received orthodontic treatment; group B comprised of 37 patients who were either at the initiation stage of treatment or potential candidates. The matching of group A and group B was achieved by reaching a compromise between PAR index score, age and gender. The assessment of the psychosocial impact of malocclusion was carried out using the Moroccan version of PIDAQ. The Chi-square test was used to establish associations between qualitative variables. Levene and Mann Whitney's tests were employed to determine the associations between quantitative variables.<br><strong>Results:</strong> The age of the patients ranges from 7 to 58 years, with a mean age of 23 years +/_10. 22. While 41 subjects (61.2%) consulted for aesthetic reasons, 26 subjects (38.8%) consulted for a functional reason. The distribution of scores of the two groups before and after orthodontic intervention showed no significant difference between the mean scores of the four PIDAQ domains.<br><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results of our study showed a significant improvement in the psychosocial impact of malocclusion when comparing the two case-control groups, with a reduction in the perceived needs of patients who completed orthodontic treatment.</p> ER -