ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEEDS AND ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS AGED 17-20 YEARS IN KHAMMAM, TELANGANA STATE.

Nikhil Moutam; K.V.N.R. Pratap; T. Madhavi Padma; V. Siva Kalyan; P.Srikanth.

doi:10.21474/IJAR01/9539

12 Aug 2019 Vol. 7 (08) pp. 592-597 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9539

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEEDS AND ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS AGED 17-20 YEARS IN KHAMMAM, TELANGANA STATE.

Nikhil Moutam, K.V.N.R. Pratap, T. Madhavi Padma, V. Siva Kalyan and P.Srikanth.

Post graduate,Department of Public health dentistry,Mamata Dental College ,Khammam.
Professor and Head Department of Public health dentistry,Mamata Dental College ,Khammam.
Professor Department of Public health dentistry,Mamata Dental College ,Khammam.
Reader Department of Public health dentistry,Mamata Dental College ,Khammam.
Senior Lecturer Department of Public health dentistry,Mamata Dental College ,Khammam.

13 Downloads 87 Views

Download Full Paper (PDF)

Abstract

Background: To assess the association between Orthodontic treatment needs and Oral health related quality of life among young adults. Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on orthodontic patients visiting Mamata dental college, Khammam, Telangana state. The study instrument consists of three parts. First part consists of demographic details. Second part consists of Oral health related quality of life by OHIP-14 questionnaire. Third part consists of Dental health component (DHC) of Index of orthodontic treatment needs (IOTN). Results: the distribution of study population based on age .Majority 32.55% of the participants were 19-20 years old. Distribution of study participants to gender, where majority 72.40% of them are females. Conclusion: Reported impacts are present among both genders however females were affected more as compared to males. elder age groups report higher impact than younger age groups.

Keywords

How to Cite This Article

Nikhil Moutam, K.V.N.R. Pratap, T. Madhavi Padma, V. Siva Kalyan And P.Srikanth. (2019); ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEEDS AND ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS AGED 17-20 YEARS IN KHAMMAM, TELANGANA STATE., International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 7 (08), 592-597, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9539

Corresponding Author

DR.NIKHIL MOUTAM
MAMATA DENTAL COLLEGE, KHAMMAM, TELANGANA STATE

Article Analytics

References

VrindaSaxena, Nisha kankane, ShanthiVanku, Ajay Bhambal, Bharat Kankane, JuhiLhiya. Orthodontic Treatment needs and its impact on oral health related quality of life among the adolescents visiting People?s college of dental sciences -and research center, Bhopal (M.P). Journal of Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Epidemiology. 2013; 1(2): 15-24.
O?Brien, C., Benson, P. E., &Marshman, Z. Evaluation of a quality of life measure for children with malocclusion. Journal of Orthodontics 2007; 34(3): 185?193.
Masood Y, Masood M, Zainul NN, Araby NB, Hussain SF, Newton T. Impact of malocclusion on oral health related quality of life in young people. Health and quality of life outcomes. 2013; 11(1): 25.
Hassan AH, Amin HE. Association of orthodontic treatment needs and oral health-related quality of life in young adults. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2010; 137(1): 42-7.
Slade, G. D. Assessing change in quality of life using the Oral Health Impact Profile. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 1998; 26(1): 52?61.
M.de Oliveria and A. Sheiham. Orthodontic treatment and its impact on oral health related quality of life in Brazilan adolescents. Journal of Orthodontics, 2004; 31(3): 20-27.
Klages, U. Dental aesthetics, self-awareness, and oral health-related quality of life in young adults. The European Journal of Orthodontics 2004; 26(5): 507?514.
Fatima A., Elmahgoub, Amal H abuaffn. Impact of malocclusion on quality of life in Sudanes dental students. Orthodontic journal of Nepal, 2015; 5(1): 12-17.