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.

Avaliação periodontal pelo índice cpitn de indivíduos com transtorno do espectro autista ­ revisão integrativa de literatura / Periodontal evaluation of the cpitn index in individuals with autistic spectrum disorders - Integrating Literature Review

Introdução: O Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) é um distúrbio comportamental complexo, na odontologia, os indivíduos com TEA apresentam consequências em sua saúde bucal pela inadequada higiene oral e difícil manejo interferindo na condição periodontal. Objetivo: Verificar a doença periodontal em indivíduos com TEA utilizando-se como instrumento o Índice Periodontal Comunitário de Necessidades de Tratamento (CPITN). Método: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura embasada em artigos de periódicos da base de dados PubMed e Portal Regional da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), empregando como critérios de seleção artigos com desenho amostral do tipo caso-controle que utilizaram para avaliação periodontal de indivíduos com TEA, o índice CPITN entre os anos de 1989 a 2019, todos em língua inglesa. Resultados: A busca resultou em 10 artigos que correspondiam aos filtros selecionados. Um total de 4 artigos que foram lidos na íntegra e cuja análise foi o tema central, nos estudos avaliados, os participantes com TEA apresentaram resultados mais severos nas taxas do índice CPITN. Conclusão: Com o índice CPITN tornou-se possível diagnosticar doença periodontal e necessidade de tratamento em indivíduos com TEA, de forma simplificada e eficaz (AU)

Introduction: Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex behavioral disorder. In dentistry, individuals with ASD have consequences on their oral health due to inadequate oral hygiene and difficult handling interfering with the periodontal condition. Objective: To verify the periodontal disease in individuals with ASD using the Community Periodontal Treatment Needs Index (CPITN) as instrument. Method: This is an integrative review of the literature based on articles from the PubMed and Regional Portal of the Virtual Health Library (VHL) database, using as selection criteria articles with sample design of the case-control type that were used for evaluation periodontal disease of individuals with ASD, the CPITN index between the years 1989 and 2019. Results The search resulted in 10 articles corresponding to the selected filters. A total of 4 articles that were read in full and whose analysis was the central theme, in the evaluated studies, the participants with ASD presented more severe results in the CPITN index rates. Conclusion: With the CPITN index it became possible to diagnose periodontal disease and the need for treatment in individuals with ASD, in a simplified and effective way. (AU)