Orthodontic Treatment Impact on Life Experience of Adolescents With Fixed Orthodontic Appliances

Orthodontic Treatment Impact on Day-to-Day Life Experience of Adolescents With Fixed Orthodontic Appliances: A Cross-Sectional Study

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the impact of different fixed orthodontic appliances on the day-to-day life experience of adolescent patients at any stage of their orthodontic treatment. A validated questionnaire was translated and used in the assessment, 364 patients (242 female and 122 male) were recruited, impact on the social and emotional well-being status of the participants was assessed as well as oral health, pain, and discomfort.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Orthodontic Appliance Complication
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: appliance type

Detailed Description

This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the impact of orthodontic treatment on the daily life experience of adolescents wearing fixed orthodontic appliances. We aimed to assess the impact of different fixed orthodontic appliances in a sample of 364 patients either having labial fixed orthodontic appliances only or combined with palatal anchorage appliances, combined with mini-screws, combined with both palatal anchorage appliances and mini-screws or having fixed retainers. The outcomes were the impact on the patient's social and emotional well-being status and the impact on the patient's oral health, pain, and discomfort. a questionnaire was distributed and the patient was asked to fill it in. The questionnaire is composed of 22 questions with a 3-point scale.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 364

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt, 1234
    • Cairo university

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Egyptian adolescent patients with age 13-18 with fixed orthodontic appliances

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female patients
• Patients wearing fixed orthodontic appliances at any stage of treatment (labial fixed appliance only - labial fixed appliance combined with any palatal or lingual appliance - labial fixed appliance combined with mini-screws) or fixed retainers either in the upper arch only, lower arch only, or in both arches.
• Age: 13-18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who refused to participate in the study.
• Patients with cleft lip or palate.
• Illiterate patients.
• Patients who had a complicated medical history.
• Patients with severe skeletal discrepancy undergoing combined orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

5

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Group A; patients with fixed labial orthodontic appliance	Other: appliance type; different types of appliances: labial fixed appliances only, fixed retainers, palatal appliances and miniscrews
Group B; patients with fixed labial appliance with palatal appliances	Other: appliance type; different types of appliances: labial fixed appliances only, fixed retainers, palatal appliances and miniscrews
Group C; patients with fixed labial appliance with miniscrews	Other: appliance type; different types of appliances: labial fixed appliances only, fixed retainers, palatal appliances and miniscrews
Group D; patients with fixed labial appliance with both palatal appliances and miniscrews	Other: appliance type; different types of appliances: labial fixed appliances only, fixed retainers, palatal appliances and miniscrews
Group E; patients with fixed retainer	Other: appliance type; different types of appliances: labial fixed appliances only, fixed retainers, palatal appliances and miniscrews

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Impact on the social and emotional well-being status of the patient.	impact social and emotional well-being status of the patient is assessed using a questionnaire	during the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Impact on the oral health, pain, and discomfort of the respondent	Impact on the oral health, pain, and discomfort of the respondent is assessed using a questionnaire	during the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairo University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): December 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 17, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 22, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): July 24, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 24, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 22, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 11543267

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No