The changes of psychological aspects, particularly their chief complaints, in patients with surgical orthodontics, were studied by using a questionnaire by patients' self-evaluations.
The subjects were 53 patients (14 males and 39 females) out of 205 patients who underwent surgical orthodontics for ten years (1978-1987). The questions consisted of 43 items which included motive for treatment, facial profile, dentition, function, oral hygiene, and psychological aspects. On the basis of results in their answers about cheif complaints, the subject was divided into three groups, namely the dentition-, profile-, and function-groups.
The following results were obtained.
1. Chief complaint was dentition in 53% of all subjects, facial profile in 26% and dysfunction of mastication in 8%.
2. The profile-group was more dissatisfied with their facial profile before treatment than the dentition-and function-groups. They were less satisfied with their facial profile after treatment than the other groups.
3. The dentition-group was more dissatisfied with their dentition before treatment than the profileand function-groups. They were more satisfied with their dentition after treatment than the other groups.
4. On the mastication, there was a significant relationship between the degree of dissatisfaction before treatment and the degree of satisfaction after treatment.
5. There was a significant relationship between the degree of satisfaction with their facial profile after treatment and their change of extroversion.
6. 94% of the subjects felt that it was good that they had undergone surgical orthodontics. On the other hand, 26% of the subjects didn't want to undergo surgical orthodontics, if they had experienced information for this treatment. It was suggested that most of the patients were burdened by surgical orthodontics.
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