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KMID : 0360120080300040370
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maxillofacial Plastic Reconstructive Surgeons
2008 Volume.30 No. 4 p.370 ~ p.379
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Changes of self-concept by orthognathic surgery in the patients of skeletal class III malocclusion.
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Seol You-Seok
Son Woo-Sung
Park Soo-Byung
Kim Seong-Sik
Kim Jong-Ryoul
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was carried out to evaluated the psychologic changes of skeletal Class III malocclusion individuals by orthognathic surgery.
Methods: One hundred and thirty seven adults skeletal Class III malocclusion individuals were selected for this study. Fifty two for pre-surgery group, forty two for 2-months after orthognathic surgery group and forty three for 6-months after orthognathic surgery group. Each group was investiaged by questionnaires related to self-concept standard developed by Dr. Lee. The questionnaires included physical self-concept, ethic self-concept, characteristic self-concept, domestic self-concept, the social self-concept and capable self-concept. Each group was compared by one-way ANOVA.
Results: Only the physical self-concept showed significant changes after orthognathic surgery, however it did not showed differences between after 2-months and after 6-months. But other self-concept did not show significant changes by orthognathic surgery.
Conclusion: At first, it is expected that many variables related to self-concept were influenced by orthognathic surgery. But only physical self-concept showed significant change by orthognathic surgery.
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KEYWORD
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Orthognathic surgery, Self-concept
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