Quality of Life in orthognathic surgery patients: Post-surgical improvements in aesthetics and self-confidence

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 400-404

  Rustemeyer, Jan ^a   Gregersen, Johanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; OHIP; Orthognathic Surgery; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SKELETON MALFORMATION; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS II; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOGNATHIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY, LE FORT; OSTEOTOMY, SAGITTAL SPLIT RAMUS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862756771     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: 18784119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2011.07.009     Document Type: Article

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