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Effects of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on the self-esteem of adolescents  

Jung, Min-Ho (Private practice)
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The korean journal of orthodontics / v.37, no.1, 2007 , pp. 56-64 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on the self-esteem of adolescents. Methods: The subjects were composed of 3509 female middle school students. Each subject was evaluated with Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale to measure the level of self-esteem and also evaluated the degree of crowding and soft tissue profile. Results: Results showed that protrusion of lip area had no effects on self-esteem but crowding of upper anterior teeth had significant effects. The fixed orthodontic treatment group and the removable orthodontic treatment group reported no significant difference in self-esteem from the no orthodontic treatment experience group, but the debonding group showed significantly higher Self-esteem index. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that anterior teeth alignment has influence on the self-esteem of female adolescents.
Keywords
Adolescent; Self-esteem; Malocclusion; Orthodontic treatment;
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