A comparison of self-esteem between patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment, to those not receiving orthodontic treatment

• Published in: The Journal of Medical Research Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 112 - 115
• Main Authors: Majid, Maleeha, Jamshaid, Maliha, Rizwan, Ghina, Rizwan, Zarnab, Mahmood, Aamna Kamran, Khan, Mylla, Akbar, Tariq
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 15.08.2021
• ISSN: 2395-7565; 2395-7565
• DOI: 10.31254/jmr.2021.7405

Objective: Comparison of the self-esteem between patients undergoing fixed orthodonticc treatment in the past 6 months or more, to those not receiving orthodontic treatment or the time passed since the commencement of their treatment has been less than six months. Materials and methods: The participants of this study were divided into two groups, group A and group B. The sample size of each group was 75 making the total 150 aged between 16 to 25 years. The malocclusion severity was assessed with the index of orthodontic treatment need aesthetic component (IOTN-AC) which was 6 or more for both groups. Group A involved patients currently receiving no orthodontic treatment or the time elapsed since the start of the treatment was less than 6 months. Group B on the other hand, comprised of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment in the past 6 months or more. Questionnaires were administered among both group A and group B where self-esteem was measured using the Rosenberg Self-esteem (RSE) Scale. Independent Sample T test was applied on both of these variables. Results: The results did not show any statistically significant association between self-esteem and “the time elapsed since the start of the treatment”. Likewise, the additional factors i.e., Age, Education and Gender too had no impact on the Rosenberg score. Conclusion: No association was found between selfesteem of the patients undergoing fixed Orthodontic treatment, to those not receiving it