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A selection of abstracts of clinically relevant papers from other journals. The abstracts on this page have been chosen and edited by John R. Radford. ABSTRACT No difference in scores for
the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) when measured immediately before and after orthodontic treatment. MAIN Johal A, Alyaqoobi I _et al_. _Eur J Orthod_ 2015;37: 233–237 Scores for
self-esteem did, however, improve after treatment. This was despite the investigators stating that 'the overall self-esteem appeared high among the group, and therefore its impact on
malocclusion was unlikely to be detected'. Both OHIP-14 (a measure of an individual's ability to eat, speak and socialise with some weight being given to psychological well-being)
and self-esteem (Rosenberg self-esteem scale) were measured at baseline, 1, 3, 4 and 6 months into treatment and after treatment. The investigators cite another study that also found OHRQoL
initially fell before improving during treatment. In this present study, Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to look for differences in OHIP-14 and self-esteem before, during and after
treatment. Repeated measures analysis of variance would have been a more appropriate test. This study recruited 61 patients from four specialist orthodontic practices and only one did not
complete the study. RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS Reprints and permissions ABOUT THIS ARTICLE CITE THIS ARTICLE The impact of orthodontic treatment on quality of life and self-esteem in adult
patients. _Br Dent J_ 219, 261 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2015.710 Download citation * Published: 25 September 2015 * Issue Date: 25 September 2015 * DOI:
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