1. A Multivariate Analysis of the Psychosocial Impact of Malocclusion and Self-Esteem in Adolescents
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Arnoldo Brasil Muniz Júnior, Diego Patrik Alves Carneiro, Carolina Carmo de Menezes, Viviane Veroni Degan, Silvia Amélia Scudeler Vedovello, and Mario Vedovello Filho
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Quality of Life ,Esthetics, Dental ,Adolescent ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 - Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the psychosocial impact of malocclusion and self-esteem in adolescents in the Amazon region. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 212 adolescents with 12-year-old enrolled in all public schools in the Boca do Acre (Amazonas, Brazil). Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) assessed the psychosocial impact of malocclusion. The self-perception of the need for orthodontic treatment was evaluated by the Aesthetic Component (AC) of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) and Global Negative Self-evaluation (GSE), the adolescent's self-esteem. The malocclusion was clinically evaluated by the Dental Aesthetic Index (DAI). The variables with p
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- 2023