An Assessment of the Quality of Life of Patients With Class III Deformities Treated With Orthognathic Surgery

KILINÇ, Adnan; ERTAŞ, Ümit

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2015.02.019

An Assessment of the Quality of Life of Patients With Class III Deformities Treated With Orthognathic Surgery

KILINÇ A., ERTAŞ Ü.

JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.73, sa.7, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 7
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.joms.2015.02.019
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: To evaluate quality of life (QoL) from a broad perspective by a comparison of Turkish patients undergoing orthognathic surgery to correct Angle Class III skeletal deformity with a control group composed of participants without dentofacial deformity using general health, generic oral health, and condition-specific QoL approaches.