Orthodontic Treatment Impact on Life Experience of Adolescents With Fixed Orthodontic Appliances

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Orthodontic Appliance Complication

Treatments: Other: appliance type

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06518733

11543267

Details and patient eligibility

About

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the impact of different fixed orthodontic appliances on the day-to-day life experience of adolescent patients at any stage of their orthodontic treatment. A validated questionnaire was translated and used in the assessment, 364 patients (242 female and 122 male) were recruited, impact on the social and emotional well-being status of the participants was assessed as well as oral health, pain, and discomfort.

Full description

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the impact of orthodontic treatment on the daily life experience of adolescents wearing fixed orthodontic appliances. We aimed to assess the impact of different fixed orthodontic appliances in a sample of 364 patients either having labial fixed orthodontic appliances only or combined with palatal anchorage appliances, combined with mini-screws, combined with both palatal anchorage appliances and mini-screws or having fixed retainers. The outcomes were the impact on the patient's social and emotional well-being status and the impact on the patient's oral health, pain, and discomfort. a questionnaire was distributed and the patient was asked to fill it in. The questionnaire is composed of 22 questions with a 3-point scale.

Enrollment: 364 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male and female patients
• Patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances at any stage of treatment (labial fixed appliance only - labial fixed appliance combined with any palatal or lingual appliance - labial fixed appliance combined with mini-screws) or fixed retainers either in the upper arch only, lower arch only, or in both arches.
• Age: 13-18 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who refused to participate in the study.
• Patients with cleft lip or palate.
• Illiterate patients.
• Patients who had a complicated medical history.
• Patients with severe skeletal discrepancy undergoing combined orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment.

Trial design

364 participants in 5 patient groups

Group A

Description:

patients with fixed labial orthodontic appliance

Treatment:

Other: appliance type

Group B

Description:

patients with fixed labial appliance with palatal appliances

Treatment:

Other: appliance type

Group C

Description:

patients with fixed labial appliance with miniscrews

Treatment:

Other: appliance type

Group D

Description:

patients with fixed labial appliance with both palatal appliances and miniscrews

Treatment:

Other: appliance type

Group E

Description:

patients with fixed retainer

Treatment:

Other: appliance type