Prevalence of Malocclusion and its Psycho-Social Impact
among 12 To 15-Year-old School Children in Lucknow City
Published: October 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.5000
Kunal Jha, Sabyasachi Saha, Jagannatha GV, Ridhi Narang, Gautam Biswas, Poonam Sood, Aarti Garg, Manu Narayan
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Dental College, Bhubeneswar, India.
2. Professor & Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical sciences, Lucknow, India.
3. Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical sciences, Lucknow, India.
4. Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Reseach Institute, Sri-Ganganagar, India.
5. Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, India.
6. Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Reseach Institute, Sri-Ganganagar, India.
7. Senior Lecturer, Dept of Pedodontics, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, India.
8. Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, BBD College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Kunal Jha,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry Kalinga Dental College, Orrisa - 751024, India.
Phone : 07749996318, E-mail : kunaljha101@gmail.com
Background: Facial aesthetics affects how people are perceived by society and how they perceive themselves. Anterior malocclusion can have an impact on the overall facial appearance.
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion and its psycho-social impact among 12 to 15 yrs old school children in Lucknow city.
Materials and Methods: The study consisted of collection of information for psychosocial assessment using a questionnaire and clinical examination of malocclusion. Data regarding psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics was collected using a Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) given by Klages et al., (2006).
Results: 15.57% children belonged to the definite malocclusion category and 5.41% to the handicapped malocclusion category. The mean Dental self confidence score differed significantly among both male (p = 0.001) and female children (p = 0.001) across the age groups. The mean Social impact score did not differ significantly among both male (p = 0.31) and female children (p = 0.12) across the age groups.
Conclusion: The results of the present study imply that dental aesthetics had a significant impact on the psychosocial aspects of human life irrespective of the gender.
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