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2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Dissatisfaction with facial appearance and personality in orthognathic surgical patients with mandibular prognathism

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13672162
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 矯正・小児・社会系歯学
Research InstitutionKagoshima University

Principal Investigator

NAGATA Junko  Kagoshima University, Dental School, research associate, 歯学部, 助手 (50264429)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) ITO Gakuji  Kagoshima University, Dental School, professor, 歯学部, 教授 (60005064)
KAJIWARA Kazumi  Kagoshima University, Dental School, assistant professor, 歯学部, 講師 (40243860)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2002
Keywordsfacial appearance / psychological test / MMPI / orthognathic surgery / mandibular prognathism / MMPI
Research Abstract

AIM: The aim was to assess the pre- and post-treatment dissatisfaction with facial appearance and personality in patients* *rognathism.
SUBJECTS and METHODS: Patient group consisted of 76 surgical patients with mandibular prognathism (21.8 years of mean age)* *rol group consisted or 128 university students without facial discrepancy (20.8 years of mean age). The dissatisfaction with fa* *was evaluated by a self-rating 11-point score and the personality was evaluated using MMPI. These two evaluations were compared * *wo groups. Moreover, in Patient group, correlations between dissatisfaction with facial appearance and several predicting varia* *erity of mandibular prognathism, gender, age, and psychological profile were studied. Over 1 year after treatment, the same stu* *d for 48 individuals in Patient group.
RESULTS: 1. Before treatment. 1) Most of patients had severe facial dissatisfaction, especially about the lower face and * *he mean dissatisfaction score was 7.2 in Patient group, and 4.2 in Control group. 2) Z scores in Pd, Pt and Ma scales were sign* *nd those in Hs and Hy scales were significantly smaller in Patient group. 3) In the Patient group, dissatisfaction was larger I* *nd showed significant positive correlations with Z scores at D, Pd, and Pa scales, but showed no significant correlation with s* *ar prognathism.
2. After treatment. 1) Facial dissatisfaction decreased to 3.2 in the Patient group. 2) Z scores at D and Pd scales were als* *ased in the Patient group. 3) Facial dissatisfaction after treatment showed significant positive correlations with dissatisfact * *nd Z scores at D and Pd scales.
CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the facial dissatisfaction before treatment, depression and maladjustment to the s* * and after treatment had relevance to dissatisfaction after treatment.

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All Publications (7 results)

  • [Publications] 永田 順子: "外科矯正適応の下顎前突症患者における顔貌の悩みと人格特性"西日本矯正歯科学会雑誌. 47・1. 25-30 (2002)

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  • [Publications] 須之内 利香: "上下顎同時移動術による鼻唇部の形態変化"西日本矯正歯科学会雑誌. 122-128 (2003)

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  • [Publications] 梶原 和美: "「心の理解」への取り組みを活性化するための歯科医療心理学教育の試み"日歯教誌. 47・2. 152-161 (2001)

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  • [Publications] 永田 順子: "臨床家のための矯正Year Book'03"クインテッセンス出版(印刷中). (2003)

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  • [Publications] Nagata, J., Satoh, K., Kajiwara, K., Shiba, R., Sakoda, S., and Ito, G.: "Preoperative complaints with facial appearance and personality trait in orthognathic surgical patients with mandibular prognathism"Nisi-Nippon Orthd. Soc.. 47(1). 25-30 (2002)

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  • [Publications] Sunouchi, R., Nagata, J., Satoh, K., Fukuda, Z. and Ito, G.: "Morphological changes of nasolabial region following two jaw surgery"Nisi-Nippon Orthd. Soc.. 47(2). 122-128 (2003)

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  • [Publications] Nagata Junko, Kajiwara Kazumi, Ito Gakuji: "Distress and Conflict of Adult Orthodontic Patients, in Orthodontic Year Book '03"Quintessence Publishing Co Ltd. in press (2003)

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Published: 2004-04-14  

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