ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT DURATION AND ITS IMPACT ON PATIENT WELL-BEING: ASSESSING DEPRESSION IN EXTENDED CARE

Authors

  • Bushra Amin BDS, M Orth, Assistant Professor Orthodontics, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Sadia Naureen BDS, FCPS, Assistant Professor Orthodontics Rawal Institute of Health Sciences Islamabad.
  • Huma Ghazzanfar Kiani BDS, FCPS, M Orth. Associate Professor Orthodontics, Rawal Institute of Health Sciences Islamabad.
  • Umar Hameed BDS, PGR FCPS-II Orthodontics, Registrar Orthodontics, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry, Rawalpindi
  • Alia Hameed BDS, Dental Surgeon, HUJ Smile Orthodontics, Peshawar and Islamabad
  • Usama Hameed BSc Mphil Scholar (Human Nutrition and Dietics), Practicing at HUJ Smile Orthodontics, Peshawar/Islamabad

Keywords:

BDI, Depression, Orthodontic treatment, Mental Health

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated whether prolonged orthodontic treatment of more than three years can cause depression in patients.

Methodology: This was a cross-sectional comparative study conducted by selecting two groups of orthodontic patients each comprising a sample of 63 participants. Group 1 (G1) with orthodontic treatment exceeding three years, and Group 2 (G2) with 8-12 months of orthodontic treatment. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score was employed to assess depression in both groups with the help of a questionnaire.The mean BDI score of the two groups were compared with the Independent sample T-test. The level of significance was set at p ≤ 5.

Results: Results indicated the highest BDI score frequency of 10 (15.9%) in G1 group. In G2 group the highest BDI score frequency was 3 (15.1%). Independent sample T- test showed a statistically significant difference in depression level, between the two groups (p = 0.000), with G1 (treatment time of more than three years) showing a mean BDI score of 11.03 (mild depression) and G2 (treatment time of one year) as 3.21 (normal ups and downs).

Conclusion: These findings suggest that extended orthodontic treatment of more than 3 years can cause mild depression in orthodontic patients.

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Published

09-12-2023

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 4 (2023): October-December 2023

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

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Bushra Amin, Sadia Naureen, Huma Ghazzanfar Kiani, Umar Hameed, Alia Hameed, Usama Hameed. ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT DURATION AND ITS IMPACT ON PATIENT WELL-BEING: ASSESSING DEPRESSION IN EXTENDED CARE. Pak Oral Dent J [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 9 [cited 2026 Feb. 28];43(4):180-5. Available from: https://podj.com.pk/index.php/podj/article/view/754