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Objective: To evaluate the relationship among different skeletal malocclusion patterns, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and children's oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Methods: Two hundred-five patients were divided into three groups, considering skeletal malocclusion. Parents completed the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) on behalf of the patients, who completed the 14-question version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14). Results: SDB was observed in 10.7% of children. The overall prevalence of snoring, difficulty breathing during sleeping, mouth breathing, and dry mouth on awakening was 8.78%, 7.31%, 36.09%, and 37.07%, respectively. However, there was no significant difference in OHIP-14 parameters among the skeletal groups. A positive correlation was found between OHIP-14 and PSQ and was significant in Class I and III. Conclusion: Although there was no significant difference, SDB risk and sleep quality were found as most to least problematic, in the following sequential order: Class II > Class III > Class I. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in adolescent orthodontic patients with different dental malocclusions and to assess the relationship between oral health-related quality of life.Methods: This study was carried out on 648 randomly selected individuals 14-19 years of age. Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD), Fonseca Questionnaire, and Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) forms were used.Results: The GCPS, TMD Pain, Fonseca, OHIP-14, PHQ-9, GAD-7, OBC, and PHQ-15 mean scores of female participants were statistically significantly higher than males (p < 0.05).There was a significant difference among the malocclusion groups in terms of their mean scores in GCPS, Fonseca, and OHIP-14 (p < 0.05).The age values and JFLS, TMD Pain, Fonseca, OHIP-14, PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PHQ-15 were statistically significant correlations in the positive direction.Conclusion: The DC/TMD form allows both a physical assessment of Axis I and II that examines psychosocial status and pain-related disorders and a more comprehensive assessment. The mean OHIP-14 and Fonseca questionnaire scores of Class III groups were found to be significantly higher. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze facial soft tissue thickness and cranial skeletal transverse widths in adolescent subjects with different body mass index (BMI) percentiles.Methods: The 80 subjects were divided into three groups according to BMI percentile: normal-weight, overweight, and obese adolescent subjects. Facial soft tissue linear and cranial skeletal transversal width measurements were performed on lateral and postero-anterior cephalometric radiographs.Results: Glabella, nasion, pogonion, and gnathion soft tissue thicknesses were significantly different among normal-weight, overweight, and obese subjects (p < 0.05). However, other facial soft tissue thickness parameters were not statistically significantly different among the groups (p > 0.05). Moreover, there were no significant differences in cranial skeletal transversal widths among groups (p > 0.05).Conclusion: Nasion soft tissue thickness was thicker in overweight subjects; whereas, glabella, pogonion and gnathion soft tissue thickness was thicker in obese subjects. All measured cranial skeletal widths were similar in normal-weight, overweight, and obese subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]