Orthognathic surgery improves quality of life and depression, but not anxiety, and patients with higher preoperative depression scores improve less

Complications associated with orthognathic surgery

“…Since orthognathic surgery negatively contributes to the quality of life among patients with depression, patients should be examined for depression through systematic screening before undergoing surgery, and receive treatment for depression if necessary134135136137.…”

Evaluation of quality of life in Chilean patients with orthognathic surgery. A cohort study.

“…Similar results are found in a study reporting that QoL increases in the same level in both sexes. 10 However, in another study researchers found that the postsurgical perception of QoL is lower in women than in men. 15 An increase in QoL was observed in the individual scores in all the domains of the questionnaire.…”

“…A similar study suggests that patients with mild orofacial malformation tend to have a lower QoL than patients with severe malformation, suggesting that the latter would have a better perception of postsurgical success. 10 It was observed that QoL scores increased in men and women. Similar results are found in a study reporting that QoL increases in the same level in both sexes.…”

“…A significant increase in the Social Relationships domain was observed, as reported in other studies conducted in Brazil and Saudi Arabia. 10,18,19 On the other hand, research conducted in India and Ireland suggests that there are only statistically significant differences in the Facial Esthetics domain and not in other aspects. This does not agree with the results obtained in the Chilean population.…”

Avaliação do uso de uma tecnologia educativa na educação perioperatória de cirurgia ortognática: ensaio clínico randomizado

“…Os pacientes deste estudo, em média, são jovens, na faixa etária de 20 a 30 anos, como encontrados em outros estudos 15,18,67 . É comum o paciente com deformidade dentofacial buscar auxílio ainda jovem, iniciando com a correção ortodôntica na adolescência e, após a completa formação óssea aos 18 anos, inicia o preparo para um procedimento cirúrgico.…”