Impact of Angle malocclusions on oral health related quality of life in adolescents

	Class I (n=83)		Class II (n=111)		Class III (n=63)		p value^a
Age (years)	12.65 ± 1.10		12.55 ± 1.13		12.50 ± 1.23		0.72
Sex (n %)	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	p value^b
	44 (53%)	39 (47%)	65 (58.6%)	46 (41.4%)	35 (55.6%)	28 (44.4%)	0.60

1a Results of Kruskal–Wallis test.

1b Results of Chi-square test.

Table II.

Intergroup comparison of total and subscale CPQ_11-14 scores

	Class 1 (n=83)				Class II (n=l 1 1)				Class III (n=63)
	Mean	SD	Min.	Max.	Mean	SD	Min.	Max.	Mean	SD	Min.	Max.	P value^a
Total score	28.05	17.66	3	77	32.87	20.39	1	90	33.75	18.60	3	92	0.14
Subscales
Oral symptoms	6.34	3.68	0	16	6.21	3.64	0	16	6.54	3.90	1	17	0.92
Functional limitations	6.53	4.53	0	24	6.75	5.21	0	26	7.33	5.46	0	23	0.82
Emotional well-being	8.55	7.33	0	32	9.16	7.09	0	36	10.75	8.37	0	36	0.25
Social well-being	6.63	6.96	0	38	7.46	6.38	0	25	9.08	7.13	0	30	0.03* (1-3**, p=0.009)^b

1a Results of Kruskal-Wallis test.

1b Results of Bonferroni post-hoc test.

1 SD, standart deviations; Min., minimum; Max, maximum.

1 *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2023-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472

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Language: English

Page range: 194 - 199

Submitted on: Oct 1, 2023

Accepted on: Nov 1, 2023

Published on: Feb 12, 2024

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