Quality of Life in Orthodontic Cancer Survivor Patients—A Prospective Case–Control Study

Maria Mitus-Kenig, Marcin Derwich, Ewa Czochrowska and Elzbieta Pawlowska
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Maria Mitus-Kenig: Department of Experimental Dentistry and Prophylaxis, Medical College, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 31-008 Krakow, Poland
Marcin Derwich: ORTODENT, Specialist Orthodontic Private Practice in Grudziadz, 86-300 Grudziadz, Poland
Ewa Czochrowska: Department of Orthodontics, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Elzbieta Pawlowska: Department of Orthodontics, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 16, 1-12

Abstract: Background : The aim of the study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of cancer survivors with a control group of healthy subjects before, during, and after the orthodontic treatment. Methods : Consecutive cancer survivors (40 people) who were looking for orthodontic treatment between 2008 and 2015 were enrolled into the study. Healthy orthodontic patients matched for age (±4 years), sex, and malocclusion served as controls. The 14-item version of the Oral Health Impact Profile was used to assess the effect of orthodontic treatment on QoL before, during, and after the orthodontic treatment. Results : There were no significant differences between both groups regarding the cast model, cephalometric analysis, and photographic documentation analysis. There was a significant worsening of QoL after the onset of the orthodontic treatment with a significant improvement after the treatment. Male cancer survivor patients reported significantly lower QoL during the treatment time, which was not observed in the male control group. Conclusions : The outcome of orthodontic treatment in cancer survivors did not differ from the healthy orthodontic patients. The orthodontic treatment had an impact on the oral health quality of life both in the cancer and the control groups with a significantly higher impact in male cancer survivor patients.

Keywords: quality of life; oral health-related quality of life; orthodontic treatment; cancer survivors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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