Evaluation of life quality of patients submitted to orthognathic surgery

OBJECTIVE: To compare changes related to self-esteem and appearance satisfaction between pre and postsurgical phases in patients undergoing orthognathic surgery and to assess the quality of life and psychosocial changes of these patients six months after surgery. METHODS: A longitudinal observationa...

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Main Authors: Ana Catarina Alves e Silva, Roberta Almeida Silveira Carvalho, Thiago de Santana Santos, Nelson Studart Rocha, Ana Cláudia Amorim Gomes, Emanuel Dias de Oliveira e Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2013-10-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512013000500018&lng=en&tlng=en