OBJECTIVE To study the impact of orthodontic treatment on the quality of life in two patient groups, one treated with the twin block appliance and the other with fixed appliances. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-eight patients, aged between 10 and 16 years, were recruited in the fixed (20 males and 29 females) or functional (29 males and 20 females) treatment groups. The oral health-related qual...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of malocclusion or orthodontic treatment on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in adults. METHODS The sample consisted of 860 adults (378 men and 482 women, aged 18-39 years) who were clinically evaluated for malocclusion or orthodontic treatment experience. Participants were divided into 4 groups as follows: normal occl...

BACKGROUND Recurrent aphtous ulcers (RAUs) are of the most painful and common oral mucosal diseases with uncertain etiology including trauma, genetics, stress, immune dysfunction, and vitamin deficiencies. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between oral health impacts, patients' oral health-related quality of life and anxiety and depression in patients with recurrent apht...

introduction: chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis (com) is a common, debilitating complication of cancer therapy. the aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of low level laser therapy (lllt) on prevention of com in patients with hematologic malignancies. methods: fifty-five patients hospitalized to undergo chemotherapy in imam hospital were included into the study. these patients were d...

UNLABELLED Some studies have shown a relationship between temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and dysphonia, as well as quality of life in oral health. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between severity of vocal self-perception and TMD severity and the correlation between oral health-related quality of life impairment and TMD severity. MATERIAL AND METHODS...

background with modern medical management, thalassemia major is now extending into adulthood and it is expected to have a negative impact on the quality of life (qol) of the patients. the aim of this study was to evaluate quality of life in patients with thalassemia major. materials and methods this is an analytic case control study. two hundred and fifty patients and 51 participants as control...