Quality of life of patients following orthognathic surgery.

The aim of this study was to evaluate how patients with dentofacial deficiency who have undergone orthognathic surgery perceive their quality of life (QoL) with respect to functional, esthetic, and psychosocial issues. In an observational, cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative study, 10 patients who had undergone orthognathic surgery answered questionnaires used internationally for assessing QoL: the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), Oral Health Impact Profile 14 (OHIP-14), and Orthognathic Quality of Life Questionnaire (OQLQ). In addition, the patients completed the Self-Perception Questionnaire of Esteem, Appearance, and Interpersonal Relationships (ASR-26), which explored the differences between their current self-esteem, appearance satisfaction, and interpersonal relationships and their memories of their presurgical feelings about those topics. The data were submitted to descriptive and multivariable statistical analyses. There was a statistically significant difference between the preoperative and postoperative periods regarding self-esteem, appearance satisfaction, and professional relationships (P < 0.05). The data collected with the SF-36, OHIP-14, and OQLQ questionnaires showed high internal consistency (Cronbach α coefficient). The index (mean) scores for the SF-36 (81.5), OHIP-14 (0.6), and OQLQ (5.0) were close to the conditions of high QoL. Principal component analysis revealed 3 distinct groups of patients, and 70% of patients composed a group with high QoL scores, showing no complaints of physical pain, functional limitation, psychological discomfort, social disability, or excessive concern about their oral condition. In this small sample of patients, orthognathic surgery resulted in improved health-related QoL with variations among patients regarding physical pain, psychological discomfort, oral function, facial esthetics, physical function, social function, and self-awareness of facial deformity. The results of this study indicate the importance of applying a questionnaire in individuals who have undergone orthognathic surgery to investigate their personal motivations for treatment and which physical, social, and psychological problems are limiting their QoL.

Impacto da cirurgia ortognática na qualidade de vida em pacientes com diferentes deformidades orofaciais: revisão de literatura / Impact of orthognathic surgery on quality of life in patients with different orofacial deformities: literature review

Objetivos: analisar, por meio de revisão de literatura, o impacto da cirurgia ortognática na qualidade de vida de pacientes com diferentes deformidades orofaciais e identificar a concepção e a percepção dos pacientes em relação às correções de deformidades faciais de um quadro prévio ao procedimento até o momento da avaliação. Metodologia: foi realizado um levantamento da literatura nas bases de dados PubMed e Medline, utilizando os seguintes termos de busca: "ortognática", "distúrbios temporomandibulares", "qualidade de vida" e "psicossocial". Os artigos foram escolhidos nas línguas portuguesa e inglesa, dentre aqueles publicados entre os anos de 1990 a 2019. Considerações finais: a correção das deformidades esqueléticas faciais e das irregularidades dentárias associadas pela cirurgia ortognática apresenta um impacto positivo na qualidade de vida dos pacientes pela melhora harmônica dos ossos esqueléticos faciais, resultando em uma estética facial favorável e em um aprimoramento das funções do sistema estomatognático.(AU)

Objectives: to analyze, through literature review, the impact of orthognathic surgery on the quality of life of patients with different orofacial deformities and to identify the patients' conception and perception about corrections of facial deformities prior to the procedure until the moment of evaluation. Methods: a literature review was performed using the PubMed and Medline databases using the following search terms: "orthognathic", "temporomandibular disorders", "quality of life" and "psychosocial". The articles were chosen in Portuguese and English between 1990 and 2019. Final considerations: correction of facial skeletal deformities and associated dental irregularities, by orthognathic surgery, have a positive impact on patients' quality of life through the harmonious improvement of skeletal facial bones, resulting in a favorable facial esthetics and an improvement of the functions of the stomatognathic system.(AU)