The impact of surgical correction on the quality of life in patients with dentofacial deformity—A prospective study

Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Spanish language version of the questionnaire OQLQ for the assessment of quality of life in orthognathic patients

“…In 2000 Cunningham et al developed the first questionnaire designed specifically to measure the quality of life in patients with dentofacial deformities, which was validated with favourable results concerning internal consistency and reliability (18,19). This tool, called the Orthognatic Quality of Life Questionnaire (OQLQ), has now become the most used to evaluate quality of life in patients who undergo orthognathic surgery (14,17,20-23). It consists of 22 questions divided into four domains that address facial aesthetics, oral function, concern about the deformity and social aspects.…”

Clinician, dental student, and orthognathic patient perception of black-and-white silhouette lateral profile dimensions of ideal chin position in a Chinese population

“…Facial aesthetics are becoming a vital factor that affects people's daily lives, especially social activities and psychological well-being. [1][2][3] More and more adults seek orthodontic and orthognathic surgery to pursue improvement of facial aesthetics. 4,5 Recent studies have reported that many factors are associated with facial aesthetics, such as eyes, 6 nose, 7 and facial symmetry.…”

Patient related outcomes and improvements in quality of life following orthognathic surgery

“…Six studies used the OHIP-14, four studies used the SF-36, five studies used the OQLQ-22, and one study used another assessment instrument. As depicted in Table 5, all of the studies using the OHIP-14 postoperatively, [12][13][14][15]16,17,23 some of the studies 13,18 using the SF-36, and most of the studies 14,15,22 using the OQLQ-22 (awareness domain) noted that patients experienced improvements in psychological well-being and self-esteem postoperatively. In the lone study using other assessment instruments to assess whether patients experienced changes in this domain, Silva and colleagues 20…”

“…Six studies used the OHIP-14, four studies used the SF-36, five studies used the OQLQ-22, and two studies used other assessment tools. As shown in Table 7, studies 13,14,16 using OHIP-14 reported that patients generally experienced moderate improvement in this domain after orthognathic surgery, and studies 13,14,15,22 using the OQLQ-22 reported that patients experienced moderate or large improvement in this domain post-surgery. Studies using the SF-36 reported that patients experienced variable improvements in social functioning and relationships, 13,14,18,19 and the two studies 20,21 using other assessment tools reported mixed results with respect to the changes that patients experienced in the indicated domain.…”