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KMID : 0361920070370010056
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Korean Journal of Orthodontics
2007 Volume.37 No. 1 p.56 ~ p.64
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Effects of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on the self-esteem of adolescents
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Jung Min-Ho
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on the self-esteem of adolescents. Methods: The subjects were composed of 3509 female middle school students. Each subject was evaluated with Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Scale to measure the level of self-esteem and also evaluated the degree of crowding and soft tissue profile. Results: Results showed that protrusion of lip area had no effects on self-esteem but crowding of upper anterior teeth had significant effects. The fixed orthodontic treatment group and the removable orthodontic treatment group reported no significant difference in self-esteem from the no orthodontic treatment experience group, but the debonding group showed significantly higher Self-esteem index. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that anterior teeth alignment has influence on the self-esteem of female adolescents.
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KEYWORD
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Adolescent, Self-esteem, Malocclusion, Orthodontic treatment
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