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Volume 7 Issue 4 (April, 2019)

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Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Important Variables after an Orthognathic Surgery- A Long Term Study
Shushma G, Shrinivas, Jay Dutt Tiwari

Introduction: Orthognathic surgery  involves correction of  a wide range of minor and major irregularities of the jaw  and  teeth to improve their work and function apart from improving  the asthetics. The Dentofacial anomalies may range from defective mastication due to abnormal tooth positioning to temporomandibular dysfunction. The psychological assessment of the patient is of foremost importance and is directly related to the surgical outcome in terms of patient satisfaction. Aim : the aim of the study is to evaluated patient expectations and  their opinions about the result of treatment and side-effects before and after orthognathic surgeries. Material and methods:. This was a longitudinal study which comprised of questionnaire with total of 12 questions. The questions framed were made concise and easy to understand, so that they were self explanatory to the patient. The Questionnaires were filled both pre treatment and post treatment after a 1 year follow up. Results: Overall a high level of satisfaction was observed among the patients after the surgery as our results show that majority of the patients were satisfied by both  their aesthetic appearance and functional ability. Though negative responses were also reported, still the frequency of  positive results were so high and the differences were statistically significant as well. Conclusion: The psychological assessment of the patient is of foremost importance and is directly related to the surgical outcome in terms of patient satisfaction. Patient expectations and their opinions about the result of treatment and side-effects should always taken into consideration apart from the best surgical treatments provided. Clinical Significance: The values of individual patients have an important role in evaluating the postoperative results of the treatment, whereas objective parameters of outcome and patient satisfaction may be variable. No matter how a surgery is performed patient satisfaction is foremost thing for the surgeon. Our study lays stress on  analysing  the complaints and expectations of patients very carefully so that best results can be rendered to the patient.
Key words: Othognathic surgery, Psychology, preoperative, postoperative

Received: 8 February, 2019                             Revised: 27 March, 2019                               Accepted: 28 March, 2019

Corresponding Author: Dr. Shrinivas, MDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Assistant professor, Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences, Koppal, Karnataka, India

This article may be cited as: G Shushma, Shrinivas, Tiwari JD. Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Important Variables after an Orthognathic Surgery: A Long Term Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(4): 30-34.

 
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