Assessment of a condition-specific quality-of-life measure for patients with developmentally absent teeth: Validity and reliability testing

Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 193-201

  Akram, A J ^a   Ireland, A J ^b   Postlethwaite, K C ^c   Sandy, J R ^b   Jerreat, A S ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Oral Nanoscience School of Oral and Dental Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypodontia; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EATING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPODONTIA; MALE; MASTICATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; ORTHODONTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH; TOOTH BRUSHING; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

HYPODONTIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ANODONTIA; ANXIETY; CHILD; EATING; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MASTICATION; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SHYNESS; SMILING; SPEECH; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 84880328855     PISSN: 16016335     EISSN: 16016343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ocr.12018     Document Type: Article

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