The Relationships between Orthodontic Treatment, Oral Health-Related Quality of Life, and Happiness of among Some High School Students.
10.17135/jdhs.2018.18.4.234
- Author:
Hyun Ok LEE
1
;
Ji Young PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University, Iksan 54538, Korea. holee@wu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Happiness;
Oral health;
Orthodontics
- MeSH:
Counseling;
Education;
Happiness*;
Humans;
Jeollabuk-do;
Mastication;
Oral Health;
Orthodontics;
Quality of Life*
- From:
Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2018;18(4):234-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to provide basic data on counseling, education, and treatment related to orthodontic practices through an understanding of the relationships between orthodontic treatment, oral health-related quality of life, and happiness of high school students. The subjects in this study were 500 students in Grades 1~3 of a high school in Jeollabuk-do. We conducted a survey targeting this group; the results revealed the following: in the social support item, peer support showed significant differences in the matter of orthodontic treatment (p < 0.05). In oral health-related quality of life, the students without orthodontic treatment showed 14.09 scores that were higher than the students with treatment (p < 0.05). Regarding happiness, the students with orthodontic treatment showed higher scores which were significantly different from the those of the non-orthodontic treatment group (p < 0.05). Additionally, upon examining the correlations between self-esteem, social support, oral health-related quality of life, and happiness, oral health-related quality of life, peer support, and happiness showed the negative (−) correlations while the rest of the variables showed the positive correlations (p < 0.05). The factors having effects on oral health-related quality of life included the stress, matter of orthodontic treatment, and teachers support (p < 0.05). The factors having effects on happiness included self-esteem, peer support, and family support (p < 0.05). Based on the above results, even though dental orthodontic treatment had negative effects on oral health-related quality of life, it had positive effects on happiness. Consequently, it would seem necessary to seek active methods to increase oral health-related quality of life. This improvement could be achieved by minimizing inconveniences, such as mastication, in the process of dental orthodontic treatment, and developing programs that could enhance happiness.
