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Health-related quality of life and satisfaction following orthognathic surgery: a prospective cohort study

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Abstract

Purpose

This study investigates the motivations for orthognathic surgery and assesses the quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction among patients treated at a hospital over 12 months.

Methods

We employed an Arabic version of the Orthognathic Quality of Life Questionnaire (OQLQ), used pre-surgery and at 2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months post-surgery. This included demographic data, the OQLQ, and visual analogue scales (VAS). The OQLQ, originally by Cunningham et al., was translated and adapted by Al-Asfour et al. Additional validated questions were added to both pre- and post-operative surveys.

Results

Of 136 participants (51 males, 85 females, average age 25.1), most underwent surgery for facial aesthetics (85.2%) and bite correction (57.3%). Treatments included various osteotomies. OQLQ scores significantly dropped from 63.3% pre-surgery to 23% at 6 months, showing QoL improvement. 97.8% reported better psychological status post-surgery (p = 0.0001), with 94.1% satisfaction at 6 months (p = 0.0001).

Conclusion

The orthognathic surgery yielded positive outcomes in functional and psychological aspects, leading to high satisfaction and improved QoL in patients with dentofacial deformity.

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The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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  1. Adult Restorative Dentistry, Oman Dental College, Muscat, Oman

    Amur Alsenaidi & Abubaker Qutieshat

  2. Al Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Oman

    Ahmed Al Hashmi & Mohamed Al Nabhani

  3. Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

    Abdulaziz Bakathir

  4. Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman

    Sachin Jose

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All authors (Amur Alsenaidi, Ahmed Al Hashmi, Mohamed Al Nabhani, Abdulaziz Bakathir, Sachin Jose, and Abubaker Qutieshat) contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection were performed by Amur Alsenaidi. Data Analysis was conducted by Sachin Jose. The final draft of the manuscript was written by Abubaker Qutieshat, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics & Research Committee at Oman Dental College. This study was registered in the SLCTR Clinical Trials Registry (registration number: SLCTR/2024/22; UTN: U1111-1303-9750).

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The original online version of this article was revised: The original article contains a spelling error. The “Al Nahdha Hospital” should be added in the Material and Methods and Results section. Lastly, the clinical trial registration number mentioned in the Declarations section appears incorrectly as “YYYY/YYY”. The correct registration number should be “SLCTR/2024/22”.

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Alsenaidi, A., Al Hashmi, A., Al Nabhani, M. et al. Health-related quality of life and satisfaction following orthognathic surgery: a prospective cohort study. Oral Maxillofac Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-024-01250-1

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